The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,600,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) on October 1, 2024. This grant will fund the first phase of the North County Park Project in Greensboro, MD, which aims to develop a new regional park facility. Key elements of the project include: constructing a new entrance road, parking areas,...
This $700,000 federal Project Grant award is provided 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 fund the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with St. Mary's County, to demolish existing playgrounds at Cecil Park and St. Clements Shores Park and construct new playgrounds with improved amenities, safety surfacing, shade structures, and fencing at both...
This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $625,140.00 to the State of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) to construct a prefabricated restroom concession building at Blanding St. Park. The project will install a 25 x 16.8 foot structure with two restrooms, each with two toilets, a central concession area, and storage space. The funding will also cover the...
This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will provide $4,671,000.00 to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP) to replace an old and deteriorating public restroom facility used mostly by trail users and fishermen accessing a nearby lake. The new restroom design will offer modern, accessible facilities including separate family restrooms. This project will...
This $3,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will support the creation of recreational infrastructure in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park in Baltimore, Maryland. The project will establish two group campsites, including one ADA-accessible site, and four individual campsites, all equipped with fire rings and tent clearings. The existing facilities at the park will also be renovated, including...
This $461,636 federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will fund the construction of new men's and women's restrooms and an expanded outdoor recreational deck at the Environmental Education Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The project aims to improve public access and amenities at this centrally located park facility, making it more accessible to users of the nearby Lower Saluda...
The National Park Service awarded a $219,100 Project Grant to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The Missouri DNR will subgrant these funds to the City of Kirksville, Missouri to install two prefabricated concrete ADA accessible restroom buildings, plumbing, supporting utilities, and construct necessary ADA sidewalks to access the restrooms within Patryla Park. One existing restroom by the...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,772,656 Project Grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funding will be used to construct a new approximately 1,000 square foot, ADA-compliant public restroom facility at Kittatinny Valley State Park in Andover Township, New Jersey. The new building will include multi-user restrooms, family...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $104,150 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 Village of West Milton to replace the restroom building at the Municipal Park. The existing restroom facility will be demolished and removed, the site will be graded, a building pad will be constructed, and a new precast...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $15,066,921.00 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to replace a deteriorated visitor center at a park with a new, strategically located facility. The award will fund project design, an archaeological study, site preparation, construction of the new visitor center and related improvements such as parking, pathways,...