Project Grant 90XP0626

This $136,136 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund the conversion of the Piermont Village School Playground into the Piermont Community Playground. Administered through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program, the grant will support renovation of the existing playground space using accessible and interactive modern equipment. The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources will oversee playground upgrades...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), has awarded a $204,000 project grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to renovate the Little Playground in Littleton, Maine. The grant will fund the installation of new playground equipment, benches, a regraded gravel entrance driveway and parking lot, ADA-accessible parking spaces and playground access ramp,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $595,595 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation. The grant will fund the replacement of the 25-year-old Planet Playground in Exeter, NH with a new, universally designed playground that will improve accessibility for individuals with mobility issues. The project...

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects federal grant program (CFDA 84.215). The award will support the Society's Urban Environmental Education Initiative, which will deliver environmental...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Keene State College a $1,000,000 project grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program. The two-year grant runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. Under the grant, Keene State College will collaborate with Monadnock United Way and other community partners to expand training and employment pipelines for early childhood education and care. This aims to provide more accessible high-quality...

The Town of Kittery Town Hall was awarded a $435,144 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) on December 16, 2024. This federal grant provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by federal activities that reduce their local tax base, enabling them to maintain and enhance comprehensive K-12 educational services. The award will support the town's K-12 educational initiatives, including general instruction, special...

The Maine Department of Education received a $5.4 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to administer the Special Education Preschool Grants program. The grant provides funding from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 to assist Maine in offering special education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 5, and at the state's discretion, certain 2-year-olds. Through sub-awards, the...

The City of Portland, Maine will receive $596,580 under a three-year Project Grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to improve recreational amenities in an underutilized city park. From October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, grant funds will support constructing new trails and improving existing infrastructure like bridges and staircases. Additional upgrades include a new baseball field, mountain bike pump track,...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,515,398 Formula Grant through the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program to the Department of Education New Hampshire. This program provides funding to establish or expand before- and after-school and summer learning programs that offer academic enrichment opportunities for children, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. As the prime recipient,...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the New Hampshire Department of Education a $5,986,194.19 Formula Grant under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287) for the period of July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. The Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program aims to provide academic enrichment opportunities for students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools through community learning centers....