The Kentucky Department for Local Government will use a $1,030,135 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to fund improvements at Little Hunting Creek Park in Prospect, Kentucky. Administered through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the grant will support the expansion of park amenities and addition of new recreation features. Specifically, the Office of Federal Grants will subgrant funds to the City of...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government, Office of Federal Grants will use $150,000 in funding from the Department of the Interior National Park Service through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to construct recreational amenities at Pardue Lane Park in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Under the three-year project grant award made in October 2022, the City of Hopkinsville will receive sub-award funding to build two 30 by 35 foot pavilions and a...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government was awarded a $250,200 Project Grant from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support improvements to Kuttawa Glen Park in Kuttawa, Kentucky from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. As outlined in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans, the grant funds will facilitate acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government Office of Federal Grants was awarded $500,000 through the Department of the Interior National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to construct a Little League park and playground in Hyden, Kentucky. Funded from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, this Project Grant from the National Park Service's CFDA 15.916 program will support the development of enhanced recreational facilities for area youth. The...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government Office of Federal Grants received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funds will support enhancements and repairs to the Freedom Park walking trail in Edgewood, Kentucky. Project activities include resurfacing the path with an environmentally friendly recycled tire material, which will also improve...
This federal Project Grant award of $562,148.00 was provided by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The award will fund the Kentucky Department for Local Government's efforts to hire a new Local Government Advisor who will be responsible for conducting 5-year inspections of 500 previously assisted parks and recreation areas across the state. The grant supports the state's ongoing...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government was awarded a $338,210 project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund improvements to Lawrenceburg Green Park in Lawrenceburg, KY between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2024. Under the award, the Kentucky Department for Local Government will deliver outdoor recreation area and...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government will receive $100,000 through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program of the Department of the Interior National Park Service to replace outdated and unsafe lighting and wooden poles around a ballfield in Gordon Park, located in Croton, Kentucky. As the sub-awardee, the City of Croton will use the grant funding to improve safety conditions at the park through infrastructure upgrades at the ballfield. The project grant...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government will use $246,000 in funding from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant program (CFDA 15.916) to improve recreational facilities at the City of Elkton-Todd County Park. Through a subaward, the city will replace lighting fixtures and poles on one baseball field and remove and replace outdated playground equipment. The existing lights and playground structures have exceeded their useful life. The...
The National Park Service awarded the Kentucky Department for Local Government $285,000 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant program (CFDA 15.916) on June 1, 2023 for completion by May 31, 2026. The funds will support renovations to Ruff Park in Christian County, Kentucky, including demolishing an existing concession restroom facility and constructing a new ADA-accessible facility, replacing playground equipment, and resurfacing the parking lot. As the state...