Project Grant P22AP01162

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $905,712.34 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance Program grant to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). CPW will subgrant the funding to the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado for the development of Tabor Lake. The project will design and construct an approximately 0.7-mile long, 8-10 foot wide concrete and crusher fines trail around the lake to replace an...

The National Park Service awarded the Department of Natural Resources Colorado a $1,750,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Project Grant (CFDA 15.916) to renovate the 290-acre Playfair Park in Pueblo, Colorado. The project will redevelop existing park amenities, including paving approximately 3 miles of gravel trails and walking paths, as well as paving the lakeside dock area to improve accessibility. The Colorado Department of Natural Resources will sub-grant these LWCF funds to the...

The Department of Natural Resources Colorado, through its Executive Director's Office, was awarded a $2,593,356.34 federal Project Grant from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funding will be used to support the redevelopment of the 10-acre Wright Park in Lakewood, Colorado. The project will create new amenities including an off-leash dog park, trail system, playground,...

The Department of Natural Resources Colorado, Executive Director's Office (sub-awardee), received a $6,150,200 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning Program grant (CFDA 15.916) from the National Park Service to develop the 79.44-acre Willow Bend Park in Loveland, Colorado. The project will create an inclusive, universally accessible recreational area featuring a shaded playground, sport courts, multi-use fields, picnic shelters,...

The U.S. National Park Service, through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. The grant will be used to subgrant funds to the Town of Silverthorne for the development of Trent Park. The project will create an accessible shelter with restrooms and picnic tables, a multipurpose recreational field, climbing boulders, a bicycle pump...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded $563,094 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources for the Lathrop Group Campground Updates project. The project funding will support construction of a group shelter with picnic tables, ADA-compliant concrete walkways and parking areas, electricity, lighting, and a double-vault restroom at the campground located in Walsenburg, Colorado. The...

The Town of Chester received a $481,731.24 Project Grant award from the National Park Service through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to replace a 12' x 10' x 3' concrete and steel causeway bridge that provides the primary access to the Wason Pond Conservation and Recreation Area beach and trails for pedestrians and emergency services. The grant award has a performance period of October 1, 2023 through...

The Department of Natural Resources Colorado, under a $523,954 Project Grant awarded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will subgrant funds to the City of Greeley to restore and stabilize approximately 200 linear feet of the south bank of the Cache La Poudre River. The grant project, with a performance period from October 1, 2023 to...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $229,950 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources on May 1, 2021 for replacement of two vault restrooms at Castlewood Canyon State Park in Franktown, Colorado. The grant project is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2024. The Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program aims to provide financial...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $204,902 project grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Colorado Parks and Wildlife). The grant funding will be used to support the department's management of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program in Colorado. Key uses of the funding include increased staffing, conferences and training, and enhancing resources such as hardware and...