Mandatory Workshop Set for ECHO Applicants

Posted On: April 16, 2026

The Volusia County Environmental, Cultural, Historic, and Outdoor Recreation (ECHO) Grants-In-Aid program is kicking off the 2026 grant cycle with a mandatory workshop starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 23.

All prospective applicants must attend the workshop to be eligible to apply. Applicants must attend in person, and the workshop will be held in the county council chambers on the second floor of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand.

ECHO funding is awarded through a competitive application process and is for the acquisition, restoration, construction, or improvement of projects to be used for environmental, cultural, historic, and outdoor recreational purposes for public access and use.

Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporations, municipal governments within Volusia County, and departments of the Volusia County Government.

Technical, or first draft, applications are due by 3 p.m. Thursday, June 11.

For more information regarding the ECHO program, visit https://www.volusia.org/echo.

Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II)

Pursuant to Title II of the ADA, Volusia County does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in providing or conducting its services, programs or activities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of county policies to participate in a meeting or other event, should contact the county's ADA Title II coordinator, Jim Corbett, at no later than two business days before the event or meeting.