Project Grant 693JJ32540654

The City of Natchez, Mississippi was awarded a $273,680 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 Delta Area Economic Development program) on September 18, 2023. The funding will be used to stabilize and repoint a deteriorating brick wall that supports a street in Natchez, preventing potential street failure. The 2-year project is scheduled for completion by September 18, 2025. This grant award is part of the Delta Regional Authority's efforts to support economic growth and...

This $2,000,000 federal Project Grant award under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, will support the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in sub-granting funds to the Parish of St. Tammany to construct nature and water access facilities. The project will involve building walking trails, picnic pavilions, a...

The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism received a $1,381,024 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) from the National Park Service to restore picnic, playground, and pier facilities in the Parish of Caddo. The project will renovate outdoor recreation areas by replacing a large group pavilion, two double pavilions, 34 single pavilions, a lake fishing pier, and a playground. It will also include...

This federal Project Grant award of $4,116,279 is from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant, awarded on August 13, 2024, supports a wide range of economic and community development activities in New Orleans, Louisiana to be completed by August 31, 2032. While the full scope of the project is unknown at this time, the Congressional Record indicates the...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $3,306,764 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism (the recipient), on behalf of the City of Mandeville (the sub-recipient), to develop the Mandeville Recreational Park. The project will construct a parking lot, bike area, restrooms, and pathways connecting the park to the adjacent Tammany Trace bike...

The Housing Authority of the Parish of Natchitoches received a $304,805 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public Housing Capital Fund (CFDA 14.872) program. The grant will be used to fund public housing modernization, development, and management improvements for nearly 1 million public housing units across the United States over a 4-year period from May 2025 to May 2029. Key activities include physical work on housing structures, utilities, and...

The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism will use a $2 million Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to fund improvements to Veterans Park in Pierre Part, Louisiana. The grant funds will be subawarded to Assumption Parish Recreation District No. 3 to construct and install recreational amenities including a sand volleyball court, tennis court resurfacing, athletic field lighting and fencing, a...

The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism will use a $1.325 million project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to construct ballfields, soccer fields, and a pond facility in Lockport, Louisiana. Funded through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the award will support construction of four ballfields, two youth soccer fields, a perimeter walking trail, and a pond....

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $7.56 million cooperative agreement to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. The funding will support planning, design, and construction activities for the Bayou Baton Rouge Watershed Project from August 2022 through July 2025. As part of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program's goal of reducing flood damage and conserving land and water...

The Ouachita Parish of Police Jury, a U.S. local government entity, received a $1,233,249 Project Grant award from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) on November 28, 2023. The funding will be used to widen and upgrade a two-lane roadway connecting to Millhaven Road in Monroe, Louisiana, which serves one of the parish's growing local employers, Pumpmill Services Inc. This infrastructure improvement project aims to enhance connectivity...