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News

• Florida Communities Trust Closes 2008 Florida Forever Grant Application Cycle
• Florida Communities Trust Partners With City Of Dunnellon to Acquire Blue Run of Dunnellon Park
• See the Florida Communities Trust 2007 Annual Report
• View older press releases on the Department's News/Publications page

What is Florida Communities Trust?

Florida Communities Trust is a state land acquisition grant program that provides funding to local governments and eligible non-profit environmental organizations for acquisition of community-based parks, open space and greenways that further outdoor recreation and natural resource protection needs identified in local government comprehensive plans. To learn more about the F.C.T. program, please continue reading and take a few minutes to watch these videos.

• Governing Board
• Staff
• Publications

Florida Community Trust's Florida Forever Grant Program

The Florida Communities Trust provides grants to eligible applicants for the acquisition of land for community-based parks, open-spaces and greenways that further the outdoor recreation and natural resource protection needs identified in local government comprehensive plans. Approximately $66 million (unless otherwise allocated by the legislature) is available each funding cycle. Read more about the Florida Forever Grant Program.

• Applying For a Florida Forever Grant
• Other Florida Forever Funded Land Acquisition Programs
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Program Authority (Administrative Rules and Enabling Statutes)
• 2007 Florida Forever Projects
• 2006 Florida Forever Projects
• 2005 Florida Forever Projects

Technical Assistance

The Florida Communities Trust provides technical assistance throughout the grant and land acquisition process:

• Application Assistance
• If Your Project Was Funded
• Acquisition Process
• Appraisal Requirements
• Management Plans
• Entrance Signs
• Stewardship Reports
• Willing Owner Statement and Letter (Word)
• Funding Resources For Park Development

Contact Us

Department of Community Affairs
Division of Housing and Community Development
Florida Communities Trust
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

Ken Reecy, (850) 922-2207
Fax: (850) 921-1747
E-mail: ken.reecy@dca.state.fl.us

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