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Category Archives: Get Outdoors

$2 million available in latest grant round for open space projects

VOF is seeking proposals for projects that will create safe access to open space and provide other public benefits.

Posted byJason McGarveyJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023Posted inGet Outdoors, News, Preservation Trust Fund4 Comments on $2 million available in latest grant round for open space projects

Richard Bland College, City of Petersburg

Snorkeling, fishing and kayaking are just a few of the things Richard Bland students had the opportunity to do in 2021 and 2022 thanks to VOF’s Get Outdoors Fund.

Posted byAnita AngeloneJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight1 Comment on Richard Bland College, City of Petersburg

Bellemeade Park and Outdoor Learning Center, City of Richmond

Thousands of kids from the Richmond area are connecting with the outdoors at the Bellemeade Park and Outdoor Learning Center.

Posted byAnita AngeloneDecember 10, 2022December 21, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight1 Comment on Bellemeade Park and Outdoor Learning Center, City of Richmond

Defensores de la Cuenca, City of Fairfax

Defensores de la Cuenca eliminates the language barrier for Latino families, providing them with the tools they need to connect with the watershed.

Posted byAnita AngeloneNovember 1, 2022November 1, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight

VOF announces $1.9 million for 24 open-space projects across Virginia

Latest grants support parks, trails, tribal lands, youth programs and other projects that increase public access to open space in 21 different counties and cities.

Posted byJason McGarveyOctober 12, 2022June 1, 2023Posted inGet Outdoors, News, Preservation Trust Fund

Mount Rogers School, Grayson County

Appalachia’s musical heritage will regain a place to be taught and celebrated with the renovation of the Mount Rogers School, once home to a string band program that kept the music playing.

Posted byAnita AngeloneOctober 10, 2022October 11, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight4 Comments on Mount Rogers School, Grayson County

Essex County Museum and Historical Society, Essex County

Downtown Tappahannock has a new place for kids to learn and play thanks in part to a grant from VOF’s Get Outdoors fund.

Posted byAnita AngeloneSeptember 19, 2022September 19, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight1 Comment on Essex County Museum and Historical Society, Essex County

Connecting the Community With Nature, Fairfax NAACP

Fairfax NAACP partnered with United Community, Calleva Outdoors and VOF to create four week-long summer camps for kids in two Alexandria neighborhoods that lack access to safe outdoor space.

Posted byAnita AngeloneAugust 30, 2022August 30, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight

Africulture, Carter Family Farms, Orange County

Michael Carter. Jr., is working on inspiring a new generation of farmers with educational events on his fifth-generation family farm.

Posted byAnita AngeloneAugust 9, 2022August 5, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight2 Comments on Africulture, Carter Family Farms, Orange County

$2 million available in latest grant round for open space projects

VOF is seeking proposals for projects that will create safe access to open space and provide other public benefits.

Posted byJason McGarveyJuly 10, 2022July 10, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, News, Preservation Trust Fund

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