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DPR has completed its 2026 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), a key component that guides funding allocation from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance grant program. To develop the SCORP, the Planning Team at DPR collected input from 1,500 DC residents and visitors - a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out surveys and shared their opinions at engagement events.
The 2026 SCORP identifies 14 key priorities that will be used to guide the selection of future LWCF capital projects for outdoor recreation improvements.
The key priorities include:
Fulfill Community Needs Across All 8 Wards
Community Engagement & Collaboration
Resiliency
Accessibility & Connectivity
Site Enhancement & Maintenance
Safety
Inclusivity
Diversity & Quantity of Recreational Experiences
Identify & Culture
Health
Entrepreneurship & Economic Empowerment
Education
Nature & Conservation
Interagency Collaboration
The priorities established in this SCORP align directly with actions outlined in DPR’s Ready2Play master plan, ensuring that future LWCF projects advance the plan’s goals. The SCORP also adopts numerous strategies from existing citywide plans relevant to outdoor parks and recreation and lays out an Open Project Selection Process which provides additional details on how future LWCF projects will be identified and selected.
This SCORP acts as the official document for any future LWCF grant application.
You may view the entire SCORP below, or you may download it clicking on the link on the right hand side of the screen under "Documents".
If you have any questions pertaining to the SCORP, please email ready2play@dc.gov.
DPR has completed its 2026 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), a key component that guides funding allocation from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance grant program. To develop the SCORP, the Planning Team at DPR collected input from 1,500 DC residents and visitors - a huge thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out surveys and shared their opinions at engagement events.
The 2026 SCORP identifies 14 key priorities that will be used to guide the selection of future LWCF capital projects for outdoor recreation improvements.
The key priorities include:
Fulfill Community Needs Across All 8 Wards
Community Engagement & Collaboration
Resiliency
Accessibility & Connectivity
Site Enhancement & Maintenance
Safety
Inclusivity
Diversity & Quantity of Recreational Experiences
Identify & Culture
Health
Entrepreneurship & Economic Empowerment
Education
Nature & Conservation
Interagency Collaboration
The priorities established in this SCORP align directly with actions outlined in DPR’s Ready2Play master plan, ensuring that future LWCF projects advance the plan’s goals. The SCORP also adopts numerous strategies from existing citywide plans relevant to outdoor parks and recreation and lays out an Open Project Selection Process which provides additional details on how future LWCF projects will be identified and selected.
This SCORP acts as the official document for any future LWCF grant application.
You may view the entire SCORP below, or you may download it clicking on the link on the right hand side of the screen under "Documents".
If you have any questions pertaining to the SCORP, please email ready2play@dc.gov.
In alignment with DPR's Master Plan, this project helps progress one or more of our agency-wide goals. The specific actions that this project addresses are listed below:
Action 1A.4: Update the SCORP and Master Plan every five years to integrate changing recreational trewnds and updated community engagement findings and report annually on plan implementation.
