Cooperative Agreement P20AC00641

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Park Service awarded $2.75 million through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources on August 31, 2025. Under this Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program grant, Maryland DNR will subaward funds to the City of Baltimore for development projects at Eastern Baltimore Linear Park. The funding, derived from offshore oil and gas...

Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources received a $6.0 million Project Grant award from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award supports development and infrastructure improvements at Patapsco Valley State Park in Ellicott City, Maryland. The funding, derived from offshore oil and gas lease revenues through the...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) has received a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will support Calvert County's efforts to enhance public access at the Gatewood Preserve. The project will renovate an existing building to serve as a visitor information center with staff offices, public bathrooms, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,600,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) on October 1, 2024. This grant will fund the first phase of the North County Park Project in Greensboro, MD, which aims to develop a new regional park facility. Key elements of the project include: constructing a new entrance road, parking areas,...

This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will support the creation of recreational infrastructure in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park in Baltimore, Maryland. The project will establish two group campsites, including one ADA-accessible site, and four individual campsites, all equipped with fire rings and tent clearings. The existing facilities at the park will also be renovated, including...

The California Department of Parks and Recreation will use $2.14M in funding from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to install playground equipment, safety surfacing, accessible pathways, landscaping, and recreational amenities in Borel Park in San Mateo, California by June 2025. As the sub-awardee, the City of San Mateo will receive the funding to install a school-aged playground, tot playground, fencing, shade structures,...

The City of Waynesboro was awarded a $513,500 Project Grant under the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to make various facility improvements at Basic Park. The project consists of constructing a new restroom facility with storage, adding ADA-compliant sidewalks along the existing parking lot, creating a trailhead for the extension of the South River Greenway, and making improvements to an existing athletic field to meet the...

The California Department of Parks and Recreation will use a $4.8 million Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to enhance Newcastle Park in Arcadia, California. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the award will support renovating existing tennis, handball, and volleyball courts; installing new lighting, landscaping, and site amenities; replacing restrooms and playground equipment; and...

The Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation was awarded a $243,130 Project Grant under the Department of the Interior's National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). This grant will be used to improve parking and access into and within Slaterville Park in Fairbanks, Alaska. Key improvements include resurfacing a gravel parking area, adding paved pathways from the parking area to existing park amenities and for future amenities,...

The City of Malden has been awarded a $1,308,374 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support the construction of an accessible path, a stormwater retention area with bioswales, a small pedestrian bridge, as well as the addition of benches, lighting, native plants, and trees in a local park. This grant aligns with the objectives of the Statewide Comprehensive...