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  • FY 2024 President's Budget Request for the NPS summary
    Mar 24, 2023

    The FY 2024 Greenbook has been finalized and will be published on the web later today (at Budget (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)).  Below is a summary of the request. In total, the NPS FY 2024 budget request includes discretionary appropriations of $3.76 billion, $289.2 million above the FY 2023 enacted amount of $3.48 billion. The request includes major investments into Administration priorities, including a $110.7 million increase for conservation and resiliency work across multiple appropriations, and a $32.3 million increase for advancing racial justice and equity for underserved communities. Fixed costs of $124.9 million are requested across appropriations. 

    ONPS: The FY 2024 budget requests $3.19 billion, an increase of $266.3 million above the FY 2023 enacted level of $2.92 billion, which includes an increase of $120.6 million for fixed costs.  

    • +$86.8 million to address climate change, increase conservation efforts, and support climate science 
      • +$31.0 million for youth corps programs  
      • +$28.5 million for natural resources staff capacity at parks 
      • +$12.5 million for management and policy support for climate change 
      • +$3.7 million for cultural resources climate assessment teams 
      • +$3.1 million for the Inventory and Monitoring program 
      • +$3.0 million for research learning centers 
      • +$2.0 million for cooperative ecosystem studies units 
      • +$2.0 million for natural disaster response capacity 
      • +$1.0 million for public health protection 
    • +$25.4 million to address park capacity 
      • +$10.1 million for supporting capacity across parks 
      • +$8.2 million for new and critical responsibilities 
      • +$5.4 million for the US Park Police capacity
      • +$1.9 million for Special Agents capacity
    • +$18.8 million for racial justice and equity for underserved communities 
      • +$7.1 million for tribal co-stewardship  
      • +$5.0 million for park accessibility 
      • +$3.0 million for increasing representation in our public lands, which includes funding for new units established by this Administration 
      • +$2.5 million for implementation of the Native American Tourism and Improving visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act.  
      • +$1.0 million or subsistence management in NPS lands and waters in Alaska 
      • +$0.25 million for the Japanese American WWII History network  
    • +$14.7 million for additional priorities
      • +$7.2 million for centralized IT costs 
      • +$3.0 million for visitor services on the digital services 
      • +$2.0 for America 250 
      • +$1.5 million for contracting and financial assistance 
      • +$0.63 million for the Unigrid brochure 
      • +$0.28 million for LE psychological screenings 

    Centennial Challenge: The FY 2024 budget requests $15.0 million, flat from the FY 2023 enacted level. 

      

    NR&P: The FY 2024 budget requests $95.2 million, an increase of $2.7 million from the FY 2023 enacted level of $92.5 million, including +$1.6 million for fixed costs.  

    • +$3.0 million for the African American Burial Grounds program 
    • +$1.0 million for Grants Administration 
    • -$2.9 million to eliminate Statutory and Contractual Aid funding newly enacted in FY 2023    

    HPF: The FY 2024 budget requests $177.9 million, a decrease of $26.6 million from the FY 2023 enacted level of $204.5 million. 

    • +$2.5 million for Tribal Heritage Grants, as part of the racial justice initiative 
    • -$26.1 million to eliminate Historic Preservation Fund Projects funding newly enacted in FY 2023  

    Construction: The FY 2023 budget requests $286.6 million, an increase of $46.8 million above the FY 2023 enacted level of $239.8 million, including +$2.7 million for fixed costs. 

    • +$10.7 million for zero emission vehicles charging infrastructure, as part of the conservation initiative 
    • +$7.0 million for climate adaptation projects, as part of the conservation initiative 
    • +$4.1 million for climate vulnerability projects, as part of the conservation initiative 
    • +$2.0 million for abandoned mineral lands, as part of the conservation initiative 
    • +$7.0 million to address transportation barriers to parks from underserved communities, as part of the racial justice initiative 
    • +$7.0 million for the housing improvement program 
    • +$6.3 million for DOI field communications modernization   

    Great American Outdoors Act – The budget includes mandatory funding for the Land Acquisition and State Assistance account and the Legacy Restoration Fund.  

    • Land Acquisition and State Assistance: For FY 2024, the requested allocation to the NPS from the LWCF is $429.9 million for the following programs:  
    • $104.3 million for the Land Acquisition program  
    • $61.8 million for major acquisition projects  
    • $14.5 million for acquisition management  
    • $12.0 million for recreation access  
    • $11.0 million for inholdings, donations, and exchanges  
    • $5.0 million for emergencies, hardship, and relocations  
    • $305.5 million for State Conservation Grants  
    • $157.2 million for formula state grants  
    • $135.0 million for competitive state grants  
    • $13.3 million for state grants administration  
    • $20.0 million for American Battlefield Protection  
    • $17.4 million for ABPP acquisition grants  
    • $1.0 million for ABPP modernization grants  
    • $1.0 million for ABPP restoration grants  
    • $0.6 million for ABPP grants admin  
    • Legacy Restoration Fund: For FY 2024, the NPS will receive a $1.33 billion allocation to execute major projects and support programs:  
    • $1.01 billion for projects  
    • $121.9 million for project contingency  
    • $145.0 million for project planning and compliance  
    • $35.0 million for project management  
    • $20.0 million for program administration and indirect costs   Other Key Points and Language Change Provisions:  
    • The FY 2024 President’s Budget proposes an employee pay raise of 5.2 percent in 2024  
    • Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands – clarifies authority related to boundary / LWCF  
    • LWCF State Grants– provides authority for NPS to provide up to 7% of grants funds to states for administrative responsibilities  
    • ONPS Appropriations Language – extends availability of funding to two years  
    • ONPS Appropriations Language –proposed language to enable NPS to use up to $15,000 of appropriated amounts to reciprocate appropriate courtesy with Tribal partners  
    • Retention of Concessions Franchise Fees – enables Secretary to reduce retention for a unit to 60 percent (similar to existing FLREA authority)  
    • Historic Preservation Fund – extends authority to deposit receipts into HPF through FY24  
    • Ebey’s Landing NHR – removes land acquisition ceiling limitation to support the line-item land acquisition project requested

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