The Fall-Winter edition of Georgia’s Great Places magazine outlined the progress being made with the Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites Passport Program.  In 2022 the Passport books became available and have been a huge success.  Their sales generated over $75,000 in donations and purchases.  These funds are going back into state parks throughout the Peach State by way of a Passport Grant program.

The way it works, local Friends of the State Parks can apply for funds toward a specific project.  Some funds are required from the local Friends group based on their ability to contribute. Projects are getting done statewide and the process is pretty simple. Grants can be applied for each quarter as long as the previous project has been completed and a final report filed.

The Friends of Sloppy Floyd State Park in Summerville announced that through the Passport Grant and funding from the Friends of Sloppy Floyd, new canoes and kayaks have recently been purchased for the park. They have now been awarded a second Passport Grant that we will be using to buy new paddle boards.

The Friends of Sloppy Floyd say they will be here just in time for your summer fun on the water at James H. “Sloppy” Floyd State Park.