The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) announced the recipients of this year’s NRPA Innovation Awards, Spotlight Awards, and Scholarships and Fellowships. 

Eighty-five percent of park and recreation agencies are highly involved with preparing for and responding to natural disasters — particularly those related to severe weather, according to a newly released "Emergency Preparedness and Response in Parks and Recreation" report from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) announced the recipients of its Rebuilding and Recovery Micro-Grant Program, a targeted effort to aid the restoration of outdoor recreation assets in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. 

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) sent a letter to the Administration encouraging further progress in trade negotiations to ensure sports and fitness participation, especially within youth sports, is accessible and affordable.  

USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, and its fundraising arm, the USA Swimming Foundation, announced the 2025 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) grant recipients. 

More than 125 fitness industry leaders participated in 130 meetings with policymakers, and one group held a meeting with White House staff at the HFA Fly-In and Advocacy Summit May 5-7 in Washington, D.C.

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has released 25 new Single Sport Reports for 2025, with reports from the Team Sports Category and pickleball now available. 

WeCOACH announced the upcoming 54th class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 8th class of NCAA Academy 2.0, set to take place May 18-21, 2025, in Denver. 

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), the nation’s leading coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations representing the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy, applauds the formation of the newly established bipartisan Public Lands Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives.

American Hiking Society announced the recipients of its 2025 National Trails Day Micro-Grant Program.