The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Ingham County will use a $1,032,800 Project Grant award from the National Park Service to improve outdoor recreation opportunities at a park in Holt, Michigan. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the award will support paving a loop trail around a pond, constructing solar-powered cabins with accessible picnic tables and amenities, and adding canoe/kayak launches and parking. Water...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1,032,800 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The Michigan DNR will subgrant these funds to Shelby Township to develop the Shelby Township Community Park. The grant will support construction of an access road, parking lot, pathway with exercise stations, playground, soccer field, and maintenance shed....
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Finance and Operations. The grant will support a development project for outdoor recreation purposes, including the addition of a half-mile of universally accessible trailway to connect the Daysail area to the rest of Lake St. Clair Metropark....
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...
This federal Formula Grant award of $2,970,757.75, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction Program), supports the extension of a nonmotorized path along the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail from Monroe Street to Cooper Street in Jackson, Michigan. The project, titled "MIKE LEVINE LA MONROE STREET TO COOPER STREET", was awarded to the Michigan Department of Transportation on December 18, 2024. This grant funding will be used to...
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....
This $343,457.30 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund a project by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to reconstruct and widen an existing 8-foot asphalt path and construct new trail connections in Jackson, Michigan. The project will involve reconstructing the existing asphalt path with concrete pavement and building a connection trail from the Elmdale Trail to the MLK Equality...
The National Park Service awarded a $2,600,000 Project Grant under 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 City of Detroit to enhance Patton Park in southwest Detroit. The project aims to address the physical, environmental, and health needs of this disadvantaged community by integrating the Joe Louis Greenway non-motorized trail, improving park amenities...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $315,600 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The grant will support the development of pickleball courts, improve and expand river access, construct a fitness trail with stations, and install site amenities in the city of DeWitt, Michigan. The DNR will sub-grant these funds to the City of DeWitt for project...
This $169,853.24 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.219 Recreational Trails Program) to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will fund the construction of a new 1,000-foot non-motorized trail, concrete sidewalk, and bridge deck over the South Branch Tobacco River in Clare, Michigan. The project also includes storm sewer, drainage work, and other trail amenities along M-115, Pioneer Parkway, Maple Street, and 4th Street. The grant award, dated May 30,...