This Project Grant award of $5,225,796.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) supports a multi-year project to rehabilitate and reprogram the existing park office, construct a new park office building, improve the park entrance alignment to enhance circulation and operations, and upgrade the existing parking at the canoe/kayak launch area. The project aims to improve visitor access to park...
The National Park Service, through its Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), has awarded a $1,800,000 project grant to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The grant funds will be used to make improvements to the main parking lot at Joseph Davis State Park, convert a park road into a multi-use trail, construct a trailhead parking lot and new inclusive playground, and create better trail connections within the park....
The National Park Service awarded a $2,696,326 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP). The grant will fund rehabilitation and stormwater management upgrades at the Carlin Street and Tappans Pond outfalls locations, as well as trail work to improve and preserve access for users at the Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve in Staten Island, NY. The...
This $5,000,000 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will fund efforts to improve shoreline resiliency and enhance recreational use of the Hamlin Beach State Park in New York. The project, scheduled for completion by September 30, 2027, will relocate existing trails outside of flood-prone areas and create safer pedestrian and bicycle paths to and along the park's jetty. These...
This $4,671,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will fund the replacement of an old and deteriorating public restroom facility used primarily by trail users and fishermen accessing a local lake. The new restroom design will provide modern, accessible, and family-friendly facilities to greatly improve the visitor experience and enhance environmental...
This $12,000,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP). The grant will be used to construct approximately 4,500 linear feet of trails and three new park entrances at Spring Creek Park North in New York City. The project also includes removing asphalt, invasive species, parts of an existing berm,...
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation New York State Office Of) received a $2.3 million project grant from the National Park Service National Office of the Department of the Interior to upgrade wastewater collection and treatment systems at the Thompson Lake Campground in John Boyd Thacher State Park. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the project...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $225,717 Project Grant under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.916) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The grant will fund the acquisition of 15.6 acres of undeveloped land in Fryeburg, Maine, and the subsequent development of a new parking lot, trailhead kiosk, and connector trail to an existing recreation area. This...
The National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) awarded a $1,001,980.35 Project Grant to the Nevada Division of State Parks on June 7, 2024. The division will use this funding to subgrant a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) award to the City of Carlin, Nevada for renovations at Main City Park. The project will remove existing tennis courts and replace them with an ADA-compliant splash pad, pathways, and fencing. This will bring...
The National Park Service awarded a $4,146,083.76 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, which will sub-grant the funds to the City of Buffalo. The project will renovate and enhance Roosevelt Park, including constructing new entrance areas, a 1.3-mile walking/running loop, an adult fitness area, a 35,400 sq. ft. picnic area, tree plantings, stormwater management...