Project Grant F13AP00566

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $256,700 cooperative agreement to the Rocky Mountain Conservancy to engage youth in enhancing the preservation, inventory, and mapping of Rocky Mountain National Park facilities, assets, and resources from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2026. Under this award, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy will utilize its qualified non-profit status and experience with youth and veteran serving organizations to carry out...

The National Park Service, through its Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), has awarded a $2,500,000 project grant to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) to sub-grant to the City of Rifle. The project will develop an underutilized pasture into a new neighborhood park, providing varied recreational opportunities for over 1,000 residents. Key elements include a park entry, irrigation pond, parking, lighting,...

The National Park Service (Department of the Interior) awarded a $3.0 million Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. Under this award, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources serves as the primary recipient and will subaward funds to El Paso County for development projects at Fox Run Regional Park. The project delivers park...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded Rocky Mountain Youth Corps a $103,337.02 cooperative agreement under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) from June 14, 2023 to December 31, 2025. Through this award, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps will select and oversee qualified youth participants to be mentored by National Park Service staff in performing vegetation management and fence maintenance repairs at...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $465,061.16 to Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (doing business as Bird Conservancy of the Rockies) on September 8, 2025, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). The agreement, which extends through September 30, 2030, aims to leverage resources to accelerate private lands conservation delivery in Eastern Montana. Based on the awardee's demonstrated...

The National Park Service awarded the Department of Natural Resources Colorado a $1,750,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Project Grant (CFDA 15.916) to renovate the 290-acre Playfair Park in Pueblo, Colorado. The project will redevelop existing park amenities, including paving approximately 3 miles of gravel trails and walking paths, as well as paving the lakeside dock area to improve accessibility. The Colorado Department of Natural Resources will sub-grant these LWCF funds to the...

The Department of Natural Resources Colorado was awarded a $173,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611). The grant will be used to add a shelter and concrete shooting line to the archery range at Barr Lake State Park in Colorado. The project is scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2027. The Pittman-Robertson program provides federal funding to state...

The Department of Natural Resources Colorado, under a $523,954 Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will subgrant funds to the City of Greeley to restore and stabilize approximately 200 linear feet of the south bank of the Cache La Poudre River. The grant project, with a performance period from October 1, 2023 to...

The Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received a $3,056,920 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to support Phase 2 development of Highline Lake State Park in Loma, Colorado. The grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will fund key elements including project planning, surveying, stormwater controls, general site work, a new parking lot, beach facilities with restrooms,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $905,712.34 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance Program grant to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). CPW will subgrant the funding to the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado for the development of Tabor Lake. The project will design and construct an approximately 0.7-mile long, 8-10 foot wide concrete and crusher fines trail around the lake to replace an...