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 received a $322,748 Project Grant award from the U.S. National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to renovate Filbert Park, a neighborhood park in Lincoln, Nebraska. The grant will fund the removal and replacement of existing playground equipment and surfacing with new inclusive and resilient equipment, accessories, and surfacing. The park improvements will also include new park benches, a bike...
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 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission received a $390,606 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program. 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 identified as having higher than average poverty rates and racial/ethnic minority concentration, as well as lower than average access to recreational opportunities. The...
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 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will utilize a $300,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to replace aging playground equipment at Niobrara State Park and Windmill State Recreation Area in Gibbon, Nebraska. Under the award, the Commission will demolish existing playground structures and install new inclusive and accessible playground equipment, pour-in-place safety surfacing, and make parking lot improvements. The project aims...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $196,834 Project Grant (CFDA 15.916 - Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning) to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to renovate Peach Park, a neighborhood park in Lincoln, Nebraska. The grant will fund the removal and replacement of the existing playground equipment and surfacing with new inclusive, resilient playground equipment, surfacing, and accessories such as benches, bike racks, and waste receptacles. The project aims to...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $410,854 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to renovate Henry Park, a neighborhood park in Lincoln, Nebraska. The grant will fund the removal and replacement of the existing playground equipment and surfacing with new resilient surfacing and inclusive playground equipment. The project aims to enhance recreational opportunities in an area...
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 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission received a $144,468 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) to renovate Nevin Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. The grant will fund the removal and replacement of the park's existing playground equipment and surfacing with new, inclusive equipment and resilient surfacing. The project will also add new park amenities like benches,...