Cooperative Agreement F12AC00288

The National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program has awarded a $2,000,000 project grant to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. This grant will be subgranted to the City of Springfield to install a bike skate park, accessible splash pad, playground, picnic amenities, open space improvements, tree plantings, and landscaping at Gurdon Bill Park. The project aims to create new...

The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $2,000,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA). The EOEA will subgrant these funds to the City of Boston to undertake a comprehensive transformation and enhancement of a community recreation area. Key project elements include: converting a softball field to a Little League field, relocating a baseball field, adding a water spray area, a...

The National Park Service awarded a $2,578,699 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning Program (CFDA 15.916) grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), who will sub-award the funds to the City of Milwaukee. The project will develop a section of the 9.3-mile Milwaukee Riverwalk, including a boat fishing dock, nature trail with interpretive signage, picnic areas, and restored riverfront habitat. It will also renovate and upgrade existing recreational...

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation received a $1,330,386.54 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will enable the City of Suffolk, through a sub-award, to create a new passive park along the Nansemond River. The project involves constructing picnic shelters, benches, walkways, and parking to support public access for fishing, crabbing, water access,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1,312,130 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The grant funds will be subgranted to the City of Laredo, Texas to implement Phase 1 of the Riverbend Trails project, a 77-acre park along the Rio Grande River. The proposed scope of work includes constructing concrete hike and bike trail improvements,...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $2,000,000.00 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA) to renovate and improve the accessibility of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts. The funding will enable Boston Parks and Recreation Department to develop sections of the greenway, making it universally accessible for intended...

The National Park Service awarded a $2,124,909.16 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to transform a vacant riverfront lot in Bridgeport, CT into a new socially vibrant waterfront recreation destination. The project will improve public outdoor recreation opportunities by developing "Sliver by the River," which will include installing a kayak...

The National Park Service awarded the Illinois Department of Natural Resources a $400,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) to pass through funds to the Plainfield Township Park District. The grant will support the acquisition of 6.5 acres of land along the DuPage River to connect existing sections of the DuPage River Trail, which serves as a major transportation corridor and recreation resource for Will County...

The Town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts will receive $896,675 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to improve recreational opportunities at Stiles and Hart Park. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program, the project will enhance the park by adding parking, developing new and existing trails with multiple footbridges as needed, upgrading the canoe launch, establishing new trailhead locations, and installing...

The federal Project Grant award P24AP01281 for $566,000.00, awarded by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will fund the expansion of a playground and the addition of two pickleball courts at Walker Rocks Park in Rock Spring, Georgia. The project, titled "WALKER ROCKS PARK PHASE III", will be executed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, a state government entity, through a sub-award to the...