Project Grant F18AP00444

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...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $306,741.60 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The Michigan DNR will subgrant funds to the City of Essexville to construct walkways, install a seawall and stabilize the shoreline at Smith Park. This will create a safe shore fishing access area with a floating fishing platform, benches, and trash bins....

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will use a $1.03 million subgrant from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to develop Pere Marquette Conservation Park in Ludington, Michigan. The subgrant to Pere Marquette Township will fund construction of an entry road, parking lot, accessible pathway, boardwalk, boating launch, restroom, fish cleaning station, information kiosk, and landscaping. Additionally, the...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will receive $889,034.24 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to improve recreational access and natural resource stewardship at Hawk Island Park in Lansing, Michigan. Funded by the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the project will replace an existing boardwalk and stairway with an accessible floating boardwalk, fishing docks, and...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $1,031,800 Project Grant through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR will sub-grant these funds to the Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority to improve the Reflection Trail at Stony Creek Metropark near the park's nature center. The project will include constructing accessible parking spaces, trails,...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was awarded a $1,031,800 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA #15.916). The grant will be used to improve the accessibility and recreational amenities at the Lake St. Clair Metropark in Harrison Township, Michigan. Key project components include: Constructing new accessible asphalt and concrete pathways, service drives, and...

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $160,000 Project Grant to the Little Traverse Conservancy Inc. under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program. The goal of this 2-year grant is to permanently protect 22 acres with 950 feet of frontage along Lake Michigan in Mackinac County, Michigan. This land acquisition will benefit migratory waterfowl, waterbirds, and shorebirds in this major Great Lakes migratory corridor...

The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority will partner with the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation to implement green infrastructure measures at Lake Erie Metropark and the Six Points site in Rockwood, Michigan under a $1.1 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded May 1, 2022 for completion by April 30, 2025. Funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the award will support construction of 16 naturalized swales and two rain gardens at Lake Erie Metropark totaling...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will receive $644,100 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support improvements to existing park facilities in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Specifically, the City of St. Clair Shores will receive the funding as a subaward on August 15, 2022 to make energy efficient LED upgrades to soccer,...

The City of Rochester Hills, Michigan was awarded a $636,985.88 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office to develop a playground and site amenities at an existing city park. Funded under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the grant will support constructing a new playground with surfacing, walkways and landscaping. The program aims to assist states and localities in developing outdoor recreation areas...