No Child Left Inside

The No Child Left Inside (NCLI) grant program is Washington state’s outdoor equity fund, which provides quality opportunities for underserved and historically excluded youth to learn, play and experience the outdoors. NCLI provides grants for outdoor activities that range from purely recreational to deeply educational. NCLI is a Washington State Parks program administered by the Recreation and Conservation Office.

In the 2023 legislative session, Washington committed a historic investment of $7 million for NCLI. This increase funded more than 100 grant proposals in the current grant cycle, providing over 50,000 young people with 1.7 million hours of transformational outdoor experiences. Yet demand continues to exceed available funding.