Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program
The Department of Defense (DoD) Legacy Resource Management Program provides funds to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) for National Public Lands Day (NPLD) projects on military lands open to the public for recreation.
The DoD Legacy Resource Management Program began its partnership with NPLD in 1999. Since then, NPLD has distributed over $1.4 million to military lands for various natural and cultural resource restoration projects.
Military installations apply for an NPLD DoD Legacy Award through a competitive funding applicaton process. For details on the Legacy Program and past awarded projects read the fact sheet or final reports.
2011 Funding Opportunities
Applications for 2011 are now closed, they were due Wednesday, August 17, 2011. Information about the next cycle will be available in the spring of 2012.
View the 2011 NPLD DoD Legacy Awardees and read details about the projects here.
For further Legacy Award information, see the Award guidelines, Frequently Asked Questions or DoD Legacy Resource Management Program website.
Fact Sheet and Final Reports
Details on the Legacy Award are available in the:
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