Great American Outdoors Act Deferred Maintenance Program (10.712)
Great American Outdoors Act Deferred Maintenance Program (Assistance Listing 10.712) is run by the Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $1.2 million in 2 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $603,312 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
There were 2 awards in five years, from $100,000 to $1.1 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.2 million
- Grant awards2
- Typical award$603,312
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.2 million
- Size rank1,810 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceOther financial assistance
Key findings
- It is the 1810th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) establishes a new fund for five years to address the maintenance backlog of the US Forest Service and other federal land management agencies.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Deferred maintenance projects approved by Congress. Projects must reduce or eliminate deferred maintenance of an asset. Assets are defined in the bill as: “any real property, including any physical structure or grouping of structures, landscape, trail, or other tangible property, that A. has a specific service or function; B. is tracked and managed as a distinct, identifiable entity by the applicable covered agency.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. As identified in the agreement.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Toilet decommission and replacement has been accomplished for major vault toilet buildings across the Pike-San Isabel National Forest and Cimmaron and Conanche National Grasslands.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Great American Outdoors Act Deferred Maintenance Program (10.712) awarded $1.2 million across 2 grant awards, an average of $603,312 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Game & Parks Commission | Nebraska | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Department of Parks & Recreation Idaho | Idaho | 1 | $100,000 |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 2 | $1.2 million | 100% |
By state
1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is Nebraska.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Idaho | 1 | $100,000 |