This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will support a variety of park infrastructure improvements in Bennettsville, South Carolina. The award will fund the replacement of existing restrooms, rehabilitation of an existing press box and picnic shelter, and the renovation of five existing baseball fields, including restoring the fields, adding lighting for one field, and...
The National Park Service awarded a $967,870.00 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the State of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT). This grant will fund the construction of a new 40x68 foot building with restrooms, concessions, and a covered picnic area, as well as the addition of playground equipment, picnic tables, park benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, signs, a kiosk, lighting, and...
The National Park Service awarded a $17,854,195.31 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the State of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT). The grant will fund the redevelopment of the aging Levy Park recreation complex, which serves an impoverished community lacking in accessible outdoor recreation. The project will fully renovate and reconfigure the sports fields and courts, develop over a...
This $867,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will fund improvements to recreational infrastructure in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. The project will remove asphalt from 3 existing parking lots, repave and stripe them, and add parking lot islands. Additionally, the project will replace the artificial turf surface on the existing Carolina...
This $1,000,000 project grant, awarded by the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will support the development of a new county park in Edgefield, South Carolina. The park will provide a range of recreational amenities for the local community, including football and soccer fields, a playground, shelter, bleachers, press box, field lighting and irrigation, a restroom and storage building, and other miscellaneous items such as...
This $461,636 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will fund the construction of new men's and women's restrooms and an expanded outdoor recreational deck at the Environmental Education Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The project aims to improve public access and amenities at this centrally located park facility, making it more accessible to users of the nearby Lower Saluda...
This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $625,140.00 to the State of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to construct a prefabricated restroom concession building at Blanding St. Park. The project will install a 25 x 16.8 foot structure with two restrooms, each with two toilets, a central concession area, and storage space. The funding will also cover the...
The National Park Service awarded a $600,000 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) Formula Grant to the State of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to construct a 50 x 25 foot open-air amphitheater at Boyd Pond Park in Aiken, South Carolina. The project, which will be completed by September 30, 2027, involves the development of tiered natural grass seating, landscaping, hardscapes, ADA-accessible walkways, lighting, and utilities...
This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $300,000.00 to the State of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to support improvements to the Edgefield Dixie Youth Baseball Complex. The project will fund grading and drainage improvements, demolition and reconstruction of the existing concession stand, and field grading for all baseball fields. The new concession...
The State of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) was awarded a $253,624 federal Project Grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to develop amenities at the McBee Recreation Complex in McBee, SC. The grant will fund the acquisition, development, and improvement of outdoor recreational areas and facilities in the state over the award period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027....