Fiscal Year 2025-26 PARTF Snapshot
For fiscal year 2025-2026, the nine-member Parks and Recreation Authority selected a total of 36 counties and municipalities to receive nearly $14 million in Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grants.
At their August 28 meeting, the Authority selected 25 recipients to receive $9,807,389. A partial grant award of $154,395 has been offered to one of the applicants, who was tied with another for the 26th selection. If declined, the partial grant will be awarded to the other applicant that tied. If both applicants decline, the funds will roll over to fiscal year 2026-2027.
At their March 27 meeting, the Authority selected 11 recipients to receive $4,158,875 from the PARTF Helene Recovery Fund. The funding was allocated through the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 Part II (SL 2025-26), signed into law in June 2025. Unlike in the annual PARTF funding cycle, local government applicants to the Helene Recovery Fund did not have a cap on the grant amount they could request, but they still had to match the PARTF award at least dollar for dollar with other funding sources.
Map of FY 25-26 PARTF Local Grant Recipients
Counties with the color filled in either received a grant or have a municipality that received a grant. Hover over the county to see the recipients and the projects. The colors represent where the county is located among the eight administrative regions the state of North Carolina operates, known as Prosperity Zones: Western in green, Northwestern in light red, Southwestern in light blue, Piedmont Triad (Central) in deep purple, Sandhills (South Central) in light orange, North Central in light violet, Northeast in blue, and Southeast in red.
*Awarded in March through the Helene Recovery Fund
Table of FY 25-26 PARTF Grant Recipients:
Toggle the headers to arrange the table in alphabetical or numerical order.
| Local Government | County | Project | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Alamance | Alston Quarter in Saxapahaw | $500,000 |
| *City of Asheville | Buncombe | *Azalea Park | $345,000 |
| *Ashe County | Ashe | *Family Central Park in Jefferson | $300,000 |
| *Avery County | Avery | *Hodge Turbyfill Fields in Newland | $987,500 |
| *Town of Banner Elk | Avery | *Tate-Evans Park | $204,201 |
| *Town of Beech Mountain | Watauga | *Shane Park | $353,250 |
| Town of Brookford | Catawba | Brookford Community Park | $193,031 |
| *Buncombe County | Buncombe | *Boat Launch Replacements on the French Broad River | $248,368 |
| *Town of Canton | Haywood | *Sorrells Street Park | $403,804 |
| Town of Cornelius | Mecklenburg | Land Acquisition for Cornelius Park | $500,000 |
| City of Creedmoor | Granville | Creedmoor Community Center | $238,323 |
| Currituck County | Currituck | Community Park in Barco | $500,000 |
| City of Dunn | Harnett | C.B. Codrington Park Improvements | $500,000 |
| Town of Elon | Alamance | Skatepark at Beth Schmidt Park | $362,500 |
| Town of Garysburg | Northampton | Fig and Poplar Park | $339,225 |
| Town of Granite Falls | Caldwell | Shuford Recreation Expansion | $371,950 |
| *City of Hendersonville | Henderson | *Sullivan Park | $361,762 |
| Town of Jefferson | Ashe | Foster-Tyson Park / Northern Peaks State Trailhead Upgrade | $235,175 |
| Town of Long View | Catawba | Long View Recreation Center | $187,425 |
| Macon County | Macon | Veterans Memorial Park in Franklin | $500,000 |
| Town of Mars Hill | Madison | Bone Camp Creek on Bailey Mountain | $500,000 |
| City of Morehead City | Carteret | Spooner Creek Conservation Nature Park | $500,000 |
| *Town of Montreat | Buncombe | *Flat Creek | $307,274 |
| Town of Nashville | Nash | Stoney Creek Environmental Park | $500,000 |
| City of New Bern | Craven | Martin Marietta Park | $500,000 |
| Town of Newport | Carteret | Newport Community Center | $390,000 |
| Town of Norwood | Stanly | Lake Tillery Park | $294,325 |
| Pender County | Pender | Abbey Nature Preserve Trailhead in Wilmington | $500,000 |
| City of Salisbury | Rowan | Salisbury Event Center | $500,000 |
| Town of Sandyfield | Columbus | Sandyfield Park | $197,146 |
| *Town of Seven Devils | Watauga | *Repairs on the Otter Falls Trail | $117,716 |
| Stokes County | Stokes | Francisco Park in Westfield | $142,158 |
| Town of Wallace | Duplin | Farrior Park | $356,131 |
| Town of Warsaw | Duplin | Warsaw Memorial Park | $500,000 |
| *Watauga County | Watauga | *Cove Creek Park in Sugar Grove | $494,000 |
| Yadkin County | Yadkin | Yadkin Memorial Park in Yadkinville | $500,000 |
*Selected in March 2026 through the PARTF Helene Recovery Fund