The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission received a $808,800 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program. The grant funding will support the development of an outdoor inclusive playground at Mahoney Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. The project scope includes finalizing the preliminary design, preparing construction plans and bid documents, and carrying out construction activities...
The State of South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Wildlife Division received a $150,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will support replacing playground equipment, installing benches and trash receptacles, and constructing sidewalks at Manor Park in Aberdeen, South Dakota to increase accessibility for park users. The project aims to develop outdoor...
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission received a $280,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on September 1, 2024. The grant will be used to sub-award funds to the City of Chadron for improvements to the War Memorial Park. Key project elements include: Replacing 30-year-old playground equipment with new structures targeted for ages 2-5 and 5-12, providing sensory and interactive play opportunities...
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission was awarded a $599,650 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. This grant will enable the Commission to subgrant funds to the City of Wisner, Nebraska to develop a 6,000 square foot splash pad feature and renovate existing public restrooms within Central Park. The splash pad will include 18 colorful, inclusive...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $156,377 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The grant will be used by the Commission to subgrant funds to the City of Alliance, Nebraska to replace the playground equipment in Central Park. The project will result in a safer, more accessible playground that provides a wider variety of recreational activities to benefit the health of children in...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $187,698 project grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. The Commission will sub-grant these funds to the City of Lincoln to renovate Herbert Park, a neighborhood park located in an area with a higher concentration of racial and ethnic minorities and lower access to recreational opportunities. The project will remove the existing playground equipment and...
The State of South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Wildlife Division received a $250,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will support the development of an eight-court pickleball complex and associated amenities in Hillcrest Park in Brookings, South Dakota. Sidewalks, shelters, water fountains, benches, tables, and trash receptacles will be installed at the site....
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission was awarded a $390,606 project grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funds will be sub-awarded to the City of Lincoln to renovate Belmont Park, a 9.98-acre neighborhood park located in an area with higher than average poverty rates and greater than average concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities. The project will remove and...
The National Park Service awarded a $148,000 Project Grant to the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Wildlife Division on June 16, 2021 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will support the installation of new playground equipment at Hugh Robinson Park in Harrisburg, South Dakota, with completion expected by September 30, 2022. The Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program aims to provide financial...
The State of South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Wildlife Division was awarded a $182,000 federal Project Grant through the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the installation of fitness equipment, a rubberized surface, shade structure, security lighting, benches, and trash receptacles in the North end of Kuhnert Arboretum in Aberdeen, South Dakota. These improvements...