Grants and Partnership with National Fitness Campaign

Texas Recreation and Park Society Announces $25,000 Grants and Partnership with National Fitness Campaign to Improve Quality of Life Across Texas

AUSTIN, TX  (October 15, 2020) – Today, the Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) announces that $25,000 Grants are now available to fifteen TRAPS member organizations in 2020 to support them in joining the National Fitness Campaign (NFC) and expanding the campaign across Texas. 

NFC delivers a comprehensive fitness and wellness ecosystem built around their highly acclaimed digital Fitness Court®. This award-winning initiative is now supporting more than one hundred and fifty cities across America. The program is poised to deliver important outdoor wellness infrastructure to help communities stay active across the state of Texas in a time of great need, due to significant impact on indoor gyms and fitness opportunities constrained by the pandemic.

Fitness Courts® are becoming one of America’s most valuable park resources because they bring people outdoors to engage in functional fitness on the world’s best outdoor gym, featuring an exciting series of seven minute workouts. Community members enjoy the benefits of digital coaching on the free Fitness Court® App, which delivers regular content to keep fitness training fun for adults of all ages and fitness levels. NFC trains and certifies local ambassadors as part of the campaign, so local experts can build engagement and usage.

This state-wide grant program includes exclusive funding opportunities for TRAPS members to join the campaign and launch the Fitness Court® and NFC initiative, continuing education regarding implementation of healthy infrastructure and pedestrian oriented planning principles, and a comprehensive suite of tools, fitness classes and programs designed to build a wellness culture in communities across Texas. Grant funding represents an important share of the funding required to adopt and launch the program, with cities and local sponsors bringing remaining funds together to build NFC partnerships across the state.

Thirty remote program briefing slots have been made available between October 26th and November 25th on a first come, first serve basis to TRAPS members interested in qualifying during the early application period for funding. Briefings must be attended by the Parks and Recreation Director of a member agency to qualify. Members can request a briefing by contacting Jordan Ontiveros (admin@traps.org) at TRAPS. Early Application Period Grant Applications are due on December 11th at 5pm PST, and awards will be announced December 18, 2020. An Open Application period will follow if funding is still available in early 2021.

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ABOUT TRAPS:

The Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS)  is a 501 (c)3 tax-exempt, nonprofit educational organization of approximately 2,300 parks and recreation professionals, students and citizen advocates who share a common passion for advocacy, education, networking and offering quality services to their communities. The Society serves as a clearinghouse of information and resources to help with a wide range of challenges facing park, recreation, and leisure service professionals.

  • Networking Opportunities
  • Professional Development
  • Job Postings
  • Grants and Aid Applications
  • Advocacy and Legislative Awareness & Education
  • Regional Outreach

A state affiliate member of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), TRAPS also maintains professional affiliate relationships with universities, athletic and civic organizations, state agencies, commercial vendors and others, who provide services or programs related to parks, recreation, and leisure service management. For more information on how TRAPS can help you or to become a member, please visit www.traps.org.

Texas Recreation and Park Society advances the quality of life in the industry through Connections, Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) #TRAPS_CARE

ABOUT NFC:

National Fitness Campaign (NFC) is a social enterprise – founded in San Francisco, Texas in 1979 – that offers grant funding, project management and master planning services to cities, schools and sponsors to build the world’s largest network of outdoor gyms. The Fitness Court® is a trademarked system created by NFC Founder, Mitch Menaged, that was designed to be the world’s best outdoor gym. NFC’s mission is to design healthy infrastructure for cities to improve the quality of life for people. Learn more about NFC at www.nationalfitnesscampaign.com.

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