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 $750,000 from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to develop recreational amenities at Pioneer Park in Little Canada, Minnesota. As a sub-awardee, the City of Little Canada will use the funding to install an interactive water feature, picnic shelter, walkways, park furnishings, fencing, landscaping and rain gardens. The project aims to improve access to the...
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 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will use $500,000 from a Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service on November 22, 2021 to transform an area of Grams Regional Park in Minnesota into an accessible nature play landscape. Under the grant, set to be completed by December 31, 2024, the DNR will subgrant funds to Sherburne County to install a children's nature play area, landscaping, an open picnic area, and a kinesthetic loop trail. This project...
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 Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to develop Fountain Park in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the award will support construction of a new ballfield with dugouts and a gaga ball pit, as well as replacement of the park's playground and restroom. The project delivers outdoor recreation...
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 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 $736,000 through a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the CFDA 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. As a sub-awardee, the Minnesota DNR will provide $736,000 to the City of Isanti to construct a splash pad, intergenerational fitness equipment, pollinator gardens, accessible paths, and restrooms at Bluebird Park. The project aims to...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $500,000 from Nov 22, 2021 through Dec 31, 2024 under a Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office. The funding is provided through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to construct picnic shelters, bench shelters, and a restroom/changing facility building at Heritage Village Park in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. As the sub-awardee, the City of...