The Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in Ohio received a $3,438,683 grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on October 1, 2024. The grant will fund the Beulah Park-Euclid Beach Connector Trail Phase I project, which involves developing 750 feet of new, 10-foot-wide trail along Lake Erie in Cleveland. The project includes erosion control, revegetation, and installation of a biofiltration area adjacent to...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,174,306 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will subgrant the funds to the City of North Olmsted, Ohio to construct a performance stage and sound system, create four trailheads, complete an internal park trail system, install new lighting and extend the performance stage parking lot at a centrally located park. The project will...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,226,140 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) project grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will sub-grant these funds to the Village of Mariemont to construct a 0.4-mile walking path, renovate and reposition three baseball diamonds, redesign the entrance plaza, and expand and update the playground equipment at Dogwood Park. Additional...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,361,409 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant the funds to the City of Bay Village to construct 2,180 linear feet of trail and a pedestrian bridge across Cahoon Creek in the Bay Point area. The project will also include site preparation, lighting, signage, landscaping, and native plantings to create an accessible loop...
The National Park Service awarded a $7,205,340 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) for the development of recreational facilities in the Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area and Jesse Owens State Park. The grant will fund the construction of a primitive campground with a shower house and restroom, the renovation of an existing structure to provide restrooms and bison viewing areas,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $922,645 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant these funds to the City of Cleveland to create a new 0.46-acre park comprised of two distinctive recreation spaces. The primary park space adjacent to the Clark Recreation Center will include a playground, splash pad, charging station, and...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a Project Grant of $1,301,720.70 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) on September 1, 2024. ODNR will sub-grant the funds to the City of Cleveland to renovate Calgary Park. The project will replace the existing playground, picnic tables and benches, and expand the loop trail. Additionally, the project will add a shelter, parallel...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The grant funds will be used by ODNR, in partnership with the City of East Cleveland, to significantly repair infrastructure and reinvigorate the 175-acre East Cleveland portion of the 249-acre Forest Hill Park. Specifically, the grant will finance the repair...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $754,950 Project Grant to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources on October 1, 2021 for the Preservation Parks of Delaware County, Deer Haven Expansion. The grant is part of the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to provide assistance for projects included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans and the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation...
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...