Cooperative Agreement L09AC15500

The Department of Natural Resources Colorado, Executive Director's Office (sub-awardee), received a $6,150,200 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning Program grant (CFDA 15.916) from the National Park Service to develop the 79.44-acre Willow Bend Park in Loveland, Colorado. The project will create an inclusive, universally accessible recreational area featuring a shaded playground, sport courts, multi-use fields, picnic shelters,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,041,200 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program grant to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) to renovate Wards Lake Park in the City of Lakewood, Washington. The RCO will subgrant these funds to the City of Lakewood to upgrade the 27-acre park, including improving critical wetland areas, adding new play amenities like an asphalt pump track,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $253,634 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund a variety of recreational improvements at Red Cross Beach Park in Greenville, Maine. Key project elements include: replacing a deteriorating retaining wall, retrieving sand, removing...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will subgrant $1.5 million from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Westchase District. Funds will support improvements to Wilcrest Park in Houston, Texas through September 2025. Projects include developing a dog park, replacing playground surfaces, constructing a children's area, porch structure, terrace, and splashpad. These developments are expected to promote outdoor...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Curry County Soil and Water Conservation District, doing business as the South Coast Watershed Council. Through this $127,607.84 award, the district will improve riparian and stream habitat conditions along Willow Creek, a major anadromous salmonid spawning and rearing tributary in the Floras Creek watershed. Key project activities include...

The U.S. National Park Service, through its Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), awarded a $104,912 project grant to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development. The Department will sub-grant these funds to the McDowell County Commission to improve Premier Mountain Park, the county's primary outdoor recreation facility. The project scope includes installing two new swing sets, a merry-go-round,...

The federal Project Grant award R24AP00257 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524) provides $339,111.00 to the County of Washington Facilities Management Division to complete the Bobcat Cove Site Improvements project. This project will install electricity, construct a double vault restroom facility, and build a picnic shelter pavilion at the Bobcat Cove trailhead recreation site within Scoggins Valley...

The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is providing a $2,754,200 Project Grant award under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The funding will enable the Town of Windham to acquire 697.4 acres of land and construct a 1.3-mile universal access trail with scenic overlooks. This project will conserve the local ecology, provide water recreation access, and create...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $279,775 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) from the U.S. National Park Service. The grant will be used to install modern water systems at the Kesugi Ken Campground within Denali State Park. The project involves constructing two well-houses with mechanical pump assemblies, adding hose bib water spigot fixtures at the walk-in campground and RV loop, and...

The National Park Service awarded a $2,575,076 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Recreation and Conservation Office in Washington to develop recreational facilities at Heritage Square Park in Walla Walla, Washington. The Recreation and Conservation Office will subgrant the funds to the City of Walla Walla, who will use the award to develop Heritage Square Park with new restrooms, an amphitheater stage, interactive...