Rural Legacy Program
New Area Applicants
New Applications - Where to Begin
Groups that are interested in establishing a new Rural Legacy Area and sponsoring an application should read the Rural Legacy Program Grants Manual and meet with the appropriate RLP Program Administrator to discuss the process.
To download the manual and a package of the new forms, go to the main download page. The full application must be submitted for all newly proposed Rural Legacy areas.
The Forms that New Applicants will need are:
- Cover Sheet for Rural Legacy Application
- Executive Summary - Narrative - First part of the Executive Summary
- Executive Summary - Numbers - Second part of the Executive Summary
- Application Form - Third part of the Executive Summary
- Proposed Acquisitions
- Funding Request
- Rural Legacy Application Check List
- Program Process
- Rural Legacy Board
- Rural Legacy Advisory Committee
- Rural Legacy Area Contacts
- Rural Legacy Area Sponsors
- Rural Legacy Area Descriptions
- Rural Legacy Area Maps
- Application Process
- Application Process How to Apply
- New Applicants
- Grant Renewal Applicants
- Rural Legacy Documents & Forms
- Evaluation Criteria
- Definitions of Key Terms
- Other Land Protection Methods
- Rural Legacy Program Home