Project Grant P23AP00144

The National Park Service awarded a $869,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) to demolish and replace four outdated vault restrooms at Lory State Park. The project will install newer CXT double vault toilets with sealed tanks and lower maintenance requirements at the Timber Group Picnic Area, Easy Valley Trailhead, South Etluck Picnic Area, and Homestead Picnic Area. This...

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 the Interior's National Park Service awarded $1.505 million to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on June 10, 2025. The award supports park development and infrastructure improvements at Beaver Ranch Park through a subaward to Jefferson County Open Space. The project is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2028, and will deliver enhanced...

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 Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded $14.66 million through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources for park development improvements at Gold Strike Park in Arvada, Colorado. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, will be subawarded by the state agency to the City of Arvada to fund construction and development of outdoor recreation facilities and...

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 Natural Resources, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received a $3,056,920 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to support Phase 2 development of Highline Lake State Park in Loma, Colorado. The grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will fund key elements including project planning, surveying, stormwater controls, general site work, a new parking lot, beach facilities with restrooms,...

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources received a $206,990 Project Grant award dated July 25, 2025, under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), administered by the Department of the Interior National Park Service. Under this award, the department will support and administer the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program through June 30, 2026, to provide matching grants for the development of parks owned by states...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Colorado Department of Natural Resources received a $296,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This grant, funded through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program via offshore oil and gas lease revenues, supports capital development projects at Cherry Creek State Park...