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.
Category Archives: Get Outdoors
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
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.