Arizona state parks will subgrant the lwcf award to the town of duncan who will use funding to two existing parks within the community

This $1,379,524 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will fund improvements to two existing parks in the town of Duncan, Arizona. The grant recipient, Arizona State Parks & Trails, will sub-grant the funds to the Town of Duncan to complete the project.

At Centennial Park, improvements will include constructing new parking lot walkways, gazebos, boundary walls, and picnic facilities, as well as upgrading an existing playground and replacing a restroom. Upgrades at Veterans Park will focus on the pool, picnic facilities, volleyball courts, restroom, irrigation, landscaping, playground, and parking lot. New construction at Veterans Park will add a skate park, a new ramada, and exercise stations. These improvements will upgrade existing recreation opportunities and provide new recreational amenities to strengthen the community's physical and mental health, while also preserving the parks in perpetuity. The grant project period runs from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026.

Improvements to centennial park will include parking lot walkways gazebos boundary walls and picnic facilities. Upgrades will be made to an existing playground and replace a restroom. At veterans park improvements will be made to a pool picnic facilities volleyball courts restroom irrigation landscaping playground and parking lot. New construction will include a skate park new ramada and exercise stations these two existing parks are the most heavily used in the community and these repairs and upgrades are badly needed. The project will not only upgrade existing recreation opportunities but provide new recreational opportunities and provide an area for the community to recreate to strengthen both their physical and mental health. The project will also preserve another community park in perpetuity.