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...
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. 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...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,034,527 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will sub-grant these funds to the Village of Leipsic to renovate the Bennett Park sports complex. The project will resurface the park entrance drive, install curbs and storm drains, construct a new parking area, add public restrooms,...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $1,006,600 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will support the acquisition of land for the development of an outdoor recreation area in Beavercreek, Ohio over a nine-month period ending July 31, 2022. As outlined in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans, the funding will...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,174,306 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will subgrant the funds to the City of North Olmsted, Ohio to construct a performance stage and sound system, create four trailheads, complete an internal park trail system, install new lighting and extend the performance stage parking lot at a centrally located park. The project will...
This $1,004,687.00 Project Grant award is funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will support the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in providing a sub-award to the City of Loveland for developments at Nisbet Park. The project aims to benefit the general public by enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities, in alignment with the state's comprehensive...
The Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in Ohio received a $3,438,683 grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on October 1, 2024. The grant will fund the Beulah Park-Euclid Beach Connector Trail Phase I project, which involves developing 750 feet of new, 10-foot-wide trail along Lake Erie in Cleveland. The project includes erosion control, revegetation, and installation of a biofiltration area adjacent to...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the West Virginia Office of Economic Development (the recipient) to construct an inclusive playground at Oak Hill City Park on behalf of the City of Oak Hill (the sub-recipient). The proposed project consists of site preparation, grading, and installation of new inclusive playground equipment, poured-in-place...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $7,205,340 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The grant will support the construction of a primitive campground with a shower house restroom, the renovation of an existing structure to provide restrooms and bison viewing areas, and the addition of other recreational amenities such as an outdoor pavilion, trails,...