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3 ? D . Grants A number of grant programs exist to provide funding for parks at the State and Federal level . Additional detail on these programs may be found in the 1999 JMRP report — a brief summary of the programs is provided below : Clean Water Management Trust Fund ( CWMTF) : The Clean Water Management Trust Fund is a State trust fund designed to fund projects that protect water quality across the State . With a semi -annual grant cycle, the Trust Fund has $ 30 million this fiscal year and $ 40 million in FY 2001 -2002 to assist with projects for acquisition and Protection/ restoration of water supplies . Acquiring land for parks ( particularly parks with a low - impact recreation theme ) are one means of protecting water quality . The CWM Trust Fund has funded several projects in Orange County in recent years, awarding grants for the watershed protection through the preservation of open space to Chapel Hill , OWASA, Hillsborough and Orange County (twice ) , most recently for the joint Orange County/ Durham County Little River Regional Park and Natural Area . J Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ( PARTF) : The Parks and Recreation Trust Fund is another State trust fund set up in 1996 and administered by the N . C . Department of Environment and Natural Resources through a Board of Trustees . The PARTF grant program assists local governments with parks purchases and facility development . The maximum grant amount is $ 250, 000 , with a $ 1 : $ 1 local match . PARTF has awarded two grants in Orange County during its existence one to Hillsborough for the Occoneechee Mountain Park with N . C . Division of Parks, and most recently to Orange County and Durham County for the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area . Land and Water Conservation Fund ( LWCF) : The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a Federal fund administered through the National Parks Service and channeled through the N . C . Department of Environment and Resource Conservation . The LWCF was established in 1964 to provide funds for the purchase of public lands for open space and outdoor recreation . Legislation in Congress this session would have allocated $ 900 million annually in offshore oil and gas revenues to LWCF, with approximately $ 43 million of that for North Carolina grant programs . However, compromise legislation recently approved has greatly lowered that amount . Orange County was awarded a grant of $ 262, 000 this year for Little River Regional Park and Natural Area , Trails Funding : There are other funds that provide money for parks acquisition and development that have not been listed here, such as the National Trails Program , which is administered through the NC DENR and provides funds for trails open to the public . E . Pav- ASmYou - Go Pay- as -you - go revenues are non - debt revenue . For Orange County and the school systems, these revenues are comprised of one -half cent sales taxes , earmarked property tax revenue , and Public School Building Funds .