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Division describes ORPA planning grants: $1.5M awarded in 2024; staff recommends additional funding and new planning handbook
Summary
Emily Meadows, the division’s statewide recreation planning coordinator, reported on the Outdoor Recreation Planning Assistance (ORPA) program: $1.5 million was awarded in 2024 across 21 projects and 13 counties; staff recommended setting aside $2.5 million for the next year and developing a Utah trails planning handbook and training resources.
Emily Meadows, the division’s statewide recreation planning coordinator, briefed the commission on the Outdoor Recreation Planning Assistance (ORPA) program, a one-time $1.5 million allocation launched in 2024 to provide technical planning support for towns and counties.
Meadows said ORPA was designed to reduce barriers for smaller or rural jurisdictions that lack in-house planning capacity. The 2024 grant round received 43…
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