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North Carolina Parks & Recreation Trust Fund <br />IMPORTANT NEWS <br />Application Workshop <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />The North Carolina General Assembly established the Parks and <br />Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) on July 16, 1994 to fund <br />improvements in the state's park system, to fund grants for local <br />governments and to increase the public's access to the state's <br />beaches. The Parks and Recreation Authority, an eleven- member <br />appointed board, was also created to allocate funds from PARTF <br />to the state parks and to the grants program for local governments. <br />PARTF is the primary source of funding to build and renovate <br />facilities in the state parks as well as to buy land for new and <br />existing parks. <br />The PARTF program also provides dollar- for - dollar grants to local <br />governments. Recipients use the grants to acquire land and /or to <br />develop parks and recreational projects that serve the general <br />public. At this website, you can learn how to apply for a grant, see <br />lists of past grant recipients, and download an application. You can <br />also learn about the Parks and Recreation Authority and how to <br />contact us. <br />A portion of PARTF is the primary funding source for the Public <br />Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program. The program, <br />administered by the - Division of Coastal Management (DCM), offers <br />matching grants to local governments throughout North Carolina's <br />twenty coastal counties. To learn more about this program, go to <br />the Division of Coastal Management web page. <br />http: / /www.partf.net /index.html 1/5/2007 <br />