Volusia ECHO is a program that provides grant funds to finance acquisition, restoration, construction or improvement of facilities to be used for environmental/ecological, cultural, historical/heritage, or outdoor recreation purposes that must be open for public use. Applicants to the Volusia ECHO program must be a designated Not-for-Profit 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the State of Florida, for a minimum of two years, with their principal place of business located in the State of Florida. Not-for-Profit 501(c)(3) organizations with designation less than two years must demonstrate ten years of service within the County and their main office must be located within the county; municipalities located within Volusia County; or budgeted departments within Volusia County Government.