Rob Grant
Program Director

ADECA's Recreational Programs assist Alabama communities in promoting outdoor activities and encouraging healthy lifestyles through two federal grants, the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Recreational Trails Program. 

The U. S. Department of Interior, Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) provides funding to Alabama cities and counties for the development or establishment of outdoor recreational areas.  Projects include parks, playgrounds, forest and wildlife regufes, recreational lakes and ponds, outdoor playing fields, and picnic and camping areas.

The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is funded by the U. S. Department of Transportation and provides funding assistance to federal agencies, states, and local governments for development and improvement of recreational areas such as walking, jogging, cycling, skating, backpacking, and horseback riding trails.