Project Grant BH5039410

This $750,000 federal Project Grant award 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 will allow the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to subgrant funds to Calumet City, Illinois. The funding will support the acquisition of 8.57 acres of vacant riverfront land and 0.7 acres of underutilized parking lot to expand the Blues Water Run outdoor recreation area. This...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) will provide $200,000 to the Chicago Park District to establish 1.25 acres of native dune habitat along the Lake Michigan shoreline at Calumet Park in Chicago. Key project activities include importing and grading clean sand, installing gravel to create nesting habitat for piping plovers, and planting native marram grass and milkweed to stabilize the dunes and support pollinators. The...

This $1,236,363 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) will enable the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to renovate multiple schoolyards as part of the Space to Grow (STG) program. The key activities include replacing impervious surfaces with green infrastructure such as rain gardens, bioswales, underground storage, and permeable surfaces to create a designed stormwater retention capacity of...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources received a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control invasive species across 136 acres of the Square Marsh, which is part of the Lake Calumet Wetland Complex in Chicago, Illinois. The project activities include eradicating common carp, removing common reed, buckthorn, and other woody invasive species, conducting prescribed burns, and seeding...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $195,151 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to Friends of the Chicago River, a non-profit organization, to conduct forest restoration activities at the Wampum Lake area in Illinois. The project involves invasive species removal, tree plantings, and wetland enhancements to improve the local ecosystem. Additionally, Friends of the Chicago River has received other federal grant awards to support...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $1,000,000.00 in funding to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee. The purpose is to construct 1,070 linear feet of new riverwalk along the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, providing increased public waterfront access and availability in a densely populated area with limited open space. The project will include...

The National Park Service awarded a $2,578,699 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning Program (CFDA 15.916) grant to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), who will sub-award the funds to the City of Milwaukee. The project will develop a section of the 9.3-mile Milwaukee Riverwalk, including a boat fishing dock, nature trail with interpretive signage, picnic areas, and restored riverfront habitat. It will also renovate and upgrade existing recreational...

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...

This federal Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) supports a partnership between the Openlands Forestry Division, a non-profit organization, and various stakeholders to undertake storm water reduction and urban forestry initiatives in the Lake Michigan watershed. The grant funding will enable Openlands to implement tree planting, habitat restoration, and environmental education...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will use a $416,011.84 Project Grant from the National Park Service under the CFDA Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to renovate a public access site in Fraser, Michigan. As a sub-awardee, Fraser Township will improve the Linwood Scenic Access Point by constructing an accessible walking path, kayak launch and fishing platform, replacing a broken seawall section with a handrail, and adding accessible parking, picnic...