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

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

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 inNews, Get Outdoors, Preservation Trust FundLeave a comment on VOF announces $1.9 million for 24 open-space projects across Virginia

Mount Rogers School, Grayson County

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 Spotlight2 Comments on Mount Rogers School, Grayson County

Essex County Museum and Historical Society, Essex 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

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 inGrant Spotlight, Get OutdoorsLeave a comment on Connecting the Community With Nature, Fairfax NAACP

Africulture, Carter Family Farms, Orange County

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 Spotlight1 Comment on Africulture, Carter Family Farms, Orange County

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

$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 inNews, Get Outdoors, Preservation Trust FundLeave a comment on $2 million available in latest grant round for open space projects

Food Justice Corridor, City of Richmond

Food Justice Corridor, City of Richmond

Community advocates have created six green spaces in the heart of Richmond’s East End with help from partners including VOF.

Posted byAnita AngeloneJuly 3, 2022March 1, 2023Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant Spotlight1 Comment on Food Justice Corridor, City of Richmond

VOF announces $1.89 million for 35 open-space projects across Virginia

VOF announces $1.89 million for 35 open-space projects across Virginia

Projects being funded include parks, trails, community gardens, and other spaces that will connect people with the outdoors.

Posted byJason McGarveyJuly 1, 2022July 7, 2022Posted inNews, Get Outdoors, Preservation Trust FundLeave a comment on VOF announces $1.89 million for 35 open-space projects across Virginia

Fifeville Trail, City of Charlottesville

Fifeville Trail, City of Charlottesville

Residents of the historic Fifeville neighborhood have succeeded in restoring their connection to neighborhood resources with some help from VOF’s Get Outdoors program.

Posted byAnita AngeloneJune 3, 2022June 3, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant SpotlightLeave a comment on Fifeville Trail, City of Charlottesville

Field of Dreams Recreational Complex, Craig County

Field of Dreams Recreational Complex, Craig County

Craig County’s aptly named “Field of Dreams” Recreational Complex provides kids with a place to play at the foot of the Jefferson National Forest. A grant from VOF made the final piece of the complex’s infrastructure possible.

Posted byAnita AngeloneMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022Posted inGet Outdoors, Grant SpotlightLeave a comment on Field of Dreams Recreational Complex, Craig County

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