{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"37515f77-8024-5f8a-b3eb-aedac263ca60","title":"Program Open Space (POS) Local Grant","identifiers":{"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"md:dnr-program-open-space-local-grant"},"opp:maryland:system":{"registry":{"code":"opp:maryland:system","url":"https://md.api.cg.a6lab.ai/common-grants"},"id":"580bbc47-3901-5d9e-94ba-b51dfe2f3ac4"}}},"status":{"value":"forecasted","description":"Expected: July 2027"},"description":"Program Open Space (POS) Local is a nationally recognized program established in 1969 that provides financial and technical assistance to Maryland's 23 counties and Baltimore City for planning, acquiring, and developing public recreation land and open space. Administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the program draws on funds from the Outdoor Recreation Land Loan of 1969 and the Land and Water Conservation Fund of the National Park Service to conserve natural resources and provide outdoor recreation opportunities. Funds are allocated annually by formula to the 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City; counties may share allocations with municipal governments. Eligible project types include land acquisition (maintained in perpetuity), land development for public recreation or open space (minimum 20-year lifespan), and completion of the county's Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan (LPPRP). Funded facilities include ballfields, playgrounds, trails, wildlife areas, historic sites, greenways, tennis courts, boating facilities, swimming pools, fishing sites, hunting areas, forests, and golf courses. Development projects require a 10% or 25% local match depending on the county's LPPRP results, while acquisition and planning projects do not require a local match. The program operates on a reimbursable basis; partial reimbursements are permitted and advance payments may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Each year, participating local jurisdictions submit an annual program of proposed projects to the Maryland Department of Planning for review and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for approval. Once approved by the Board of Public Works, allocated funds are encumbered. Technical assistance, including grant writing workshops and application review, is also available from Local Grants Administrators. Planning grants are limited to $25,000 annually or a lump sum of $125,000 over a five-year cycle per HB 717, effective October 1, 2025. 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In Garrett County, the program is administered locally through the Planning & Land Management Division; municipalities include Friendsville, Deer Park, Grantsville, Accident, and Garrett College. In Howard County, there are no incorporated towns; all funding flows through the county. 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