The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will subgrant $107,350 from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to Williams Charter Township. The funding will support improvements to a heavily used local park, including renovating playgrounds with universally accessible equipment, paving walkways, constructing a gaga ball pit, installing a native plant rain garden with benches. These projects will upgrade recreation facilities...
The National Park Service awarded a $587,800 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 fund renovations to the dugouts, bleachers, and fencing at a ballpark in Grand Haven, Michigan, as well as paving the parking lot. The Michigan DNR will sub-grant these federal funds to the City of Grand Haven to complete the project. The award date is September 17, 2024, with a...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will receive $644,100 from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to construct accessible pathways, a gazebo, playground, parking lot, basketball court, and refurbish a restroom pavilion area for the Village of Shelby, Michigan. Work will be completed by September 2025 to provide accessibility and increase recreational opportunities for residents and...
The City of South Haven, Michigan will develop a new playground with walkways and site amenities at an existing park under a $583,903.72 Project Grant from the National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The funding supports the project through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), which provides financial assistance for outdoor recreation projects included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans. Specifically,...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will receive $214,700 under a Project Grant awarded by the National Park Service on May 16, 2022 through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). As a subrecipient, the Department of Natural Resources will provide $214,700 to the City of Oak Park, Michigan to construct an accessible connector pathway, inclusive and accessible playground with safety surfacing, additional play equipment, and amenities and...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $999,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to renovate and expand existing tennis courts in North Muskegon, Michigan. The project will convert the existing 4 tennis courts into a dual-use facility with 6 courts that can accommodate both tennis and pickleball, along with new access pathways and site amenities. The project will benefit...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will receive $644,100 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support improvements to existing park facilities in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Specifically, the City of St. Clair Shores will receive the funding as a subaward on August 15, 2022 to make energy efficient LED upgrades to soccer,...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will subgrant $644,100 to the South Haven Area Recreation Authority under a Project Grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The subgrant will support clearing a portion of the 14th Avenue SHARA Recreation Park to develop a grass play surface with landscaping, install signage, construct parking areas and soccer fields, and build accessible pathways throughout the park....
The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $291,249.60 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 the funds to the City of Ferndale, Michigan to replace and upgrade playground equipment, safety surfacing, walkways, and parking spaces at a local park. Additional improvements include replacing a drinking fountain, installing...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will receive $309,840 from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to renovate Pennsylvania Park in Petoskey, Michigan by September 2025. Renovations will include replacing existing walkways with universal access walkways, upgrading lighting, installing picnic tables, trash bins, and bike racks, and landscaping that includes renovation of the existing storm water management...