The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $380,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office on February 12, 2021 to develop new recreational facilities in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the project aims to develop a new playground and new tennis, pickleball and basketball courts at South Shore Park in Detroit Lakes by the project...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $1 million under a Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The Minnesota DNR will subgrant the funds to the City of New Brighton to redevelop an existing neighborhood park. The redevelopment will include constructing a new picnic shelter with restrooms, developing a four court pickleball complex, improving...
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 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will use $268,000 from a Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service on November 22, 2021 to develop outdoor recreation facilities in Centennial Park, Richmond, Minnesota by December 31, 2024. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the grant will support construction of pickleball courts, walkways, shade structures with benches to provide inclusive...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $300,000 from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to partially fund development of a playground, pavilion, and walking trails at the Greenway Sports Complex in Bovey, Minnesota. As a sub-awardee, the City of Bovey will develop these recreation facilities to meet the goals in Minnesota's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan of providing accessible...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $500,000 through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to improve recreational amenities in Hansen Park located in New Brighton, Minnesota. As a sub-awardee, the City of New Brighton will redevelop two existing ballfields, add one multi-purpose turf field, consolidate two parking areas, improve trails, and enhance the disc golf course. These infrastructure upgrades...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $330,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office on February 12, 2021 to complete the project by August 16, 2022. The funding is provided through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916) to support projects included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans. Specifically, the City of Wyoming will develop a new...
The National Park Service awarded a $327,400 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The funding will be used to replace two tennis courts and two pickleball courts at a recreation center that have aged beyond their normal life expectancy and are now unusable. The project will construct two new tennis courts and two new pickleball courts with perimeter fencing and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $9,703,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will fund the DNR's efforts to acquire, develop, and improve outdoor recreational areas and facilities across Minnesota. Project activities may include land acquisition, park development,...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $1.2 million through December 2025 from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to redevelop Antlers Park in Lakeville, Minnesota. As the sub-awardee, the City of Lakeville will remove existing site amenities and develop new picnic areas, trails, volleyball courts, and connecting greenways. Specifically, the project will remove outdated facilities and replace them with new site...