Program Open Space Grants- Localside of POS
Program Open Space (POS) is a nationally recognized program with two components, a local grant component often called Localside POS and a component that funds acquisitions by the State. The first component provides financial and technical assistance to local subdivisions for the planning, acquisition, and/or development of recreation land or open space areas, including dedicated funds for Maryland's state and local parks and conservation areas.
Established under the Department of Natural Resources in 1969, POS symbolizes Maryland's long term commitment to conserving our natural resources while providing exceptional outdoor recreation opportunities for our citizens.
Today there are more than 5,000 individual county and municipal parks and conservation areas that exist because of the program. Almost all of the land purchased by the DNR in Maryland in the last 40 years was funded at least in part through POS.
Program Open Space
Director of POS Grants
James W. (Chip) Price
Program Open Space
Tawes State Office Bldg.
580 Taylor Ave., E-4
Annapolis, MD
21401-2397
Phone: 410-260-8426
Fax: 410-260-8404
E-mail: cprice@dnr.state.md.us
Contacts - Who to Call
Program Open Space
- Program Open Space –Local Program
- County and Municipal Land Purchases and Recreation Grants
- Manual and Forms (How to Apply)
- Accomplishments
- Community Parks & Playgrounds
- CPP Program Overview
- CPP Grants Proposal Process
- CPP Project Criteria
- CPP Accomplishments
- Additional Resources
- DNR’s 40 Other Grants and Technical Assistance Programs
- Local Support Staff Contacts


