Project Grant P23AP00005

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded $5.88 million in Project Grant funding under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, with an award date of October 1, 2025 and completion date of September 30, 2028. Through a subaward structure, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will pass these funds to Cleveland Metroparks to support the acquisition and preservation of Cuyahoga Riverfront...

This $1,616,800 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the City of Lorain, Ohio to improve public access at two sites along the Black River within the Lake Erie basin. The first project involves creating a detailed design for the Sunset Pier Park, which will replace 6 acres of impervious surfaces with green space and green infrastructure. The...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), provides $500,000.00 in funding to Cleveland Metroparks. The funding will support a project to modify an existing fish barrier and replace it with a rock ramp or similar solution to improve fish passage and stream and riparian habitat and resiliency within the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC). Key activities include...

The National Park Service awarded a $2,124,909.16 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to transform a vacant riverfront lot in Bridgeport, CT into a new socially vibrant waterfront recreation destination. The project will improve public outdoor recreation opportunities by developing "Sliver by the River," which will include installing a kayak...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,361,409 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant the funds to the City of Bay Village to construct 2,180 linear feet of trail and a pedestrian bridge across Cahoon Creek in the Bay Point area. The project will also include site preparation, lighting, signage, landscaping, and native plantings to create an accessible loop...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $1,301,720.70 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to renovate Calgary Park in Cleveland, OH. The project will replace the existing playground, picnic tables/benches, and loop trail, as well as add a shelter, parallel parking, pollinator planting areas, and an entry plaza. Obsolete basketball...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $922,645 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant these funds to the City of Cleveland to create a new 0.46-acre park comprised of two distinctive recreation spaces. The primary park space adjacent to the Clark Recreation Center will include a playground, splash pad, charging station, and...

The City of Akron, Ohio will receive $650,000 through a Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 66.469). The funding will support the completion of designs to remove lowhead dams along 1.4 miles of shoreline along the Cuyahoga River. Removal of the dams will restore and enhance fish habitat in the river, addressing two beneficial use impairments under the Cuyahoga...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded $451,400 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on October 1, 2025, under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), also known as the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program. This project grant supports park development improvements at Mary C. Metzger Park in Louisville, Ohio, through a subaward to the City of...

Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Akron received a $2.61 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to address beneficial use impairments in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC). The project, awarded September 1, 2025 with completion targeted for December 1, 2026, will deliver fish passage restoration and river habitat rehabilitation services through the removal or...