Project Grant P21AP11249

The City of Cottage Grove, Minnesota was awarded $500,000 on February 12, 2021 through the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support renovations to Oakwood Park including the creative construction of a playground, picnic shelter, restrooms, and teen-friendly scenic overlook, as well as landscaping and parking improvements. The Minnesota...

The National Park Service awarded a $10,000,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR will sub-grant these funds to the City of Moorhead, Minnesota to revitalize Romkey Park. The project includes demolishing and replacing the non-ADA accessible municipal pool building and pool, renovating and expanding the existing playground, removing basketball courts and softball fields and...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $1 million from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to develop recreational facilities at Beltz Park in Forest Lake, Minnesota. As a sub-awardee, the City of Forest Lake will use the funding to construct accessible walkways, a new year-round park pavilion with restrooms and a multi-purpose room, playground equipment with inclusive features, landscaping...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,533,661 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program to the City of Brecksville, Ohio. The grant funding will be used to replace the existing playground with new accessible equipment, install a new asphalt loop trail and accessible entrance ramp, resurface the pickleball/basketball court, and add new seating, landscaping, and wayfinding signage at the Kids Quarters...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $423,800 project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support the City of Cottage Grove's efforts to expand Hamlet Park by developing additional trails, restrooms, picnic facilities, and landscaping. The Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program aims...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on February 12, 2021 through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funding will support development of Augsburg Park owned by the City of Richfield, Minnesota. Specifically, the grant will fund installation of a universally inclusive playground with accessible rubber surfacing...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on July 1, 2025. Through this grant, the Minnesota DNR will make a subaward to the City of St. Paul for developments at City Park at the Heights. The project will benefit the general public by supporting the acquisition, development, and improvement of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $312,346.34 Project Grant under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for improvements to Shawmut Park in the City of Valley. ADECA will subgrant these funds to the City of Valley to administer the project, which includes site work, purchasing and installing playground equipment and...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $500,000 from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to replace playground facilities, add pickleball and basketball courts, and improve parking and walkways at Slatterly Park in Rochester, Minnesota. As the sub-awardee, the City of Rochester will use the funding to develop infrastructure and amenities that meet the needs of aging populations and individuals with...

The City of Redding, California received a $7,040,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to reimagine and revitalize the 8.5-acre South City Park. The grant funds will be used to construct community-selected amenities that promote intergenerational and healthy activity, including a destination playground, spray fountain, activity plaza, pickleball courts, youth area...