Formula Grant F12AF01004

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) was awarded a $10,000,355 Project Grant under 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 be used to sub-award funding to the City of Green Bay, Wisconsin for Phase 2 of the Green Bay Shipyard Park project. Specific development activities under this phase include constructing a great lawn, dog park, urban...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $499,139 Project Grant to Whpc-Lake Forest II, LLC under the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (CFDA 14.021). The funding will be used to finance a comprehensive rehabilitation project aimed at improving the energy efficiency, water efficiency, and climate resilience of the awardee's HUD-assisted multifamily property located in Oak Creek, WI. Eligible activities include installing rooftop solar systems, converting to electric...

The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $760,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative CFDA 66.469 to redevelop an industrial brownfield site adjacent to an existing public playground in an underserved community. The City will create a new neighborhood park that will manage over 93,000 gallons of stormwater per rain event through green infrastructure features such as bioswales, native plantings, and porous...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,603,000 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) grant to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). The RCO will sub-grant these funds to the City of Lakewood, WA to develop new park amenities and renovate existing facilities at Wards Lake Park. Key project components include constructing a 3-acre bike track, accessible trails, a southern playground, an accessible...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,874,160 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) grant to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) on October 1, 2024. The RCO will sub-award these funds to the City of Seattle Parks and Recreation to renovate the one-acre Little Brook Park in Northeast Seattle. The project aims to redesign and enhance the park to better serve the growing and diverse local neighborhood. Key...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $960,399.44 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Finance and Operations Division to subgrant to the City of Greenville. The grant will fund the construction of a restroom building, picnic facilities, and improvements to the trail intersection between the Fred Meijer Flat River Trail and Fred Meijer Heartland Trail in Greenville, Michigan. This project,...

This Kenosha County Division of Parks project funded through a $1,887,220 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 aims to control erosion and prevent untreated stormwater overflows into Lake Michigan through green infrastructure improvements. As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA #66.469), native vegetation will be planted along streambanks to stabilize soils and enhance infiltration, reducing an estimated...

The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority will partner with the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation to implement green infrastructure measures at Lake Erie Metropark and the Six Points site in Rockwood, Michigan under a $1.1 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded May 1, 2022 for completion by April 30, 2025. Funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the award will support construction of 16 naturalized swales and two rain gardens at Lake Erie Metropark totaling...

This $1,421,821 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program (CFDA 15.658) supports the acquisition and long-term stewardship of approximately 275 acres of land within the Onondaga Lake watershed in New York. The project aims to implement the preferred restoration alternative of land preservation to address natural resource damages, as outlined in the 2017 Onondaga...

The National Park Service awarded a $3.06 million Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Recreation & Conservation Office of the Washington Department of Public Instruction. Through this award ending June 2026, Seattle Parks and Recreation will develop the 1-acre North Rainier Land Banked Site in southeast Seattle. The grant will fund elements including a fitness zone with exercise equipment, picnic tables, a...