2026 Park Access Grantee Announcement
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Updated: 23 hours ago
Since 2016 (so for more than ten years now!) we have granted day-use passes to organizations working state-wide, to reduce barriers to spending time in state parks.
Through these organizations, VPF helps foster families, youth programs, those with developmental disabilities, BIPOC communities, new Americans, mental health clients, and those with limited mobility, and many others to have more opportunities to experience all Vermont’s state parks have to offer.
We invite people facing any type of barrier to outdoor recreation to apply, and are always excited to see new organizations applying for and using Park Access Grants!
The full list of 2026 Park Access Fund Grantees:
Age Well
Bennington County Court Diversion Program, Inc. (Center for Restorative Justice)
Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro
Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County
Champlain Community Services (CCS)
Clara Martin Center
Community Care Network
Come Alive Outside
Counseling Service of Addison County, Inc. (CSAC)
Divided Sky Foundation
East Meadow School
Health Care & Rehabilitation Services
Howard Center
Interaction
Kindle Farm School (HCRS)
Lamoille County Mental Health Services
Laraway Youth & Family Services
Mary Johnson Children's Center
MENTOR Vermont
Milton Family Community Center
NCSS Academy of Learning
Neighboring Connections
NFI Turning Points
NFI Vermont
Northeast Disabled Athletic Association
Northeast Kingdom Learning Services
Northwestern Counseling & Support Services, Inc.
Orange County Restorative Justice Center
Riverflow Commmunity
Rutland County Parent Child Center
Spectrum Youth & Family Services
Springfield Area Parent Child Center
Sunrise Family Resource Center
The Collaborative
The DREAM Program, Inc
The Family Place
The Janet S Munt Family Room
The Johnson Health Center
Turning Point of Franklin County
Unlikely Riders
Upper Valley Services
Vermont Achievement Center, Sheldon Academy
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports
Vermont Adult Learning
Vermont Center for Independent Living
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Vermont Kin As Parents
Vermont Mountain Bike Association
Vermont Works for Women
VNA and Hospice of the Southwest Region
Vermont Cardiac Kids Inc
Washington County Mental Health
Windsor County Mentors
Windsor County Youth Services
Working Bridges, United Way of Northwest VT and Green Mountain United Way
If you see an organization that serves you in the list above, please contact them directly to learn more about visiting parks this season. If you don't see an organization you'd hoped to find, please encourage them to apply for a grant next year.
In addition to the Vermonters served by the grant recipients listed above, Vermont Parks Forever's Park Access Fund Pilot Program will help over 100,000 eligible Vermonters access the state parks for free this year. Learn about the Park Access Fund Pilot and check your eligibility.
The Park Access Fund is made possible by individual donors as well as through the generosity of these foundations and businesses.
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