17 Dec
2026
California Department of Parks and Recreation – SPDCRP – Information Session 9/22/26
Grant Amount: Maximum Grant: $8,500,000
Information
The California Department of Parks and Recreation is accepting applications to the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program. Funding is intended to create new parks and new recreation opportunities in critically underserved communities across California.
A project must involve either development or a combination of acquisition and development to:
1. Create a new park, or
2. Expand an existing park, or
3. Renovate an existing park
AND
The project site half-mile radius has either:
- A ratio of less than three acres of parkland per 1,000 residents OR
- A median household income that is less than 80% of the California median household income OR
- Project is within proximity to a climate vulnerability(ies)
Recreation Features include, but are not limited to:
- Amphitheater/performing arts, dance, music, and theater stage
- Athletic fields (soccer or futbol-rapido, baseball, softball, football, archery, etc.)
- Athletic courts (basketball, futsal, tennis, pickleball, bocce ball, shuffleboard, badminton, horseshoe/cornhole, batting cages, etc.)
- Community gardens, botanical gardens, demonstration gardens, orchards, outdoor education kitchen, meditation/calm zone, pollinator/butterfly garden, labyrinth garden
- Community/recreation center (only if in or adjacent to a park), outdoor classroom
- Dog Park
- SNO-Park
- Skate Park and skating rinks
- BMX or pump tracks (non-motorized)
- Golf course (disc, mini, etc.), equestrian course, par course (solitary fitness stations)
- Jogging and walking loop, running track, trail (non-motorized), pedestrian/bicycle bridge, greenbelt/linear PARK
- Outdoor fitness area, obstacle course, ropes course, rock climbing wall, zip line
- Open space and natural area for public recreation use
- Picnic/BBQ areas, game tables
- Playground, tot lot, sensory/music play area, nature discovery zone, etc.
- Plaza, zocalo, gazebo, farmers market and food truck areas
- Public art (mosaic tiles, sculptures, murals)
Major Support Amenities include, but are not limited to:
- Restroom building, snack shack
- Parking lot, staging area
- Pathway for access to a recreation feature or throughout the park
- Landscaping or lighting that will be constructed throughout the park
- Perimeter fencing around park
- Park security cameras, etc.
Match
A match is not required.
Information Sessions
September 22 via Microsoft Teams, at 9:00 am
October 13 via Microsoft Teams, at 9:00 am
Several in-person workshops are also scheduled at various locations throughout California. A schedule is on the website.