The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded an $800,000 Project Grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the acquisition of a 24-acre site in North Deering, Maine to create North Deering Park. Once established by April 1, 2023, the new park will offer recreational opportunities such as walking, hiking, trail running, and mountain biking...
The Maine Department of Parks and Lands received a $537,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on July 25, 2023. The grant will fund the acquisition and development of 195.4 acres of land to provide improved public access and recreational infrastructure for a popular trail. The project scope includes purchasing the land parcels, constructing a new dirt parking lot and trailhead...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,165,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The grant will fund the renovation of the Mexico Recreation Park in Mexico, ME, which serves a community of 3,000 residents. The project will provide the only public multi-age playground, pickleball court, and splash-pad in the Swift River Valley region of Maine. The grant...
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will receive $1 million from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to improve recreation facilities in Skowhegan, Maine. Key projects include renovating Recreation Hall including roof, flooring, safety features and ADA accessibility upgrades; constructing new unisex restrooms, utility and storage rooms; rehabilitating an existing lakeside cabin with ADA...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is providing a $2,754,200 Project Grant award under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The funding will enable the Town of Windham to acquire 697.4 acres of land and construct a 1.3-mile universal access trail with scenic overlooks. This project will conserve the local ecology, provide water recreation access, and create...
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will use a $723,661.90 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to expand and improve recreational amenities at Royal River Park in Yarmouth, Maine. The award is provided under 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 Department of Agriculture,...
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will use a $708,375 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to rehabilitate and develop park facilities in Farmington, Maine. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the award will support improvements to paths, a new picnic pavilion with tables, a washroom facility, drinking fountains, trash and recycling receptacles, informational and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $251,000 project grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant will fund the Town of Searsmont's acquisition of 63.9 acres of undeveloped land along the Georges River and its subsequent development into a new outdoor recreation area. Key project components include constructing two trailhead...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $445,435 project grant to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the development of Ricker Community Park in Rumford, Maine, which will include an amphitheater, gazebo, botanical garden, natural play scape, obstacle course, walking path, open space, expanded parking, bike rack,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $204,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. This funding will support the renovation of the Little Playground in Littleton, ME, including new playground equipment, benches, a regraded gravel entrance driveway and parking lot, ADA-accessible parking and playground access, improvements to...