The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The grant will be used to renovate Alder Park in Ketchikan, Alaska. Key project elements include: Installing a new playground for ages 2-5 adjacent to an existing picnic and barbecue shelter with restrooms. The project also involves clearing a brick patio,...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $243,950 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The grant will be used to subgrant funds to the Metlakatla Indian Community to develop the Frank Hayward Memorial Breakwater Park in Metlakatla, Alaska. The goal is to create an accessible public park that accommodates users of all ages and abilities, with features...
The National Park Service awarded a $327,400 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. The funding will be used to replace two tennis courts and two pickleball courts at a recreation center that have aged beyond their normal life expectancy and are now unusable. The project will construct two new tennis courts and two new pickleball courts with perimeter fencing and...
The National Park Service awarded a $775,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. The grant will be subawarded to the City and Borough of Juneau to renovate Sigoowu Ye Park. The project will replace the outdated playground with new, accessible, and inclusive play structures, including poured-in-place rubber surfacing to improve accessibility and reduce maintenance costs. Additional...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $670,980 Land and Water Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.916 - Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning) grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The grant will be used to improve the Prospect Heights Trailhead located within the Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska. The project involves paving and striping approximately 52,000 square feet of existing roadway...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $3,131,240 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on September 6, 2024. The grant will fund improvements to the Byers Lake Campground facility in Denali State Park, including paving and striping approximately 130,000 square feet of roads and parking areas, enlarging and leveling 63 campsites with new...
The Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation was awarded a $243,130 Project Grant under the Department of the Interior's National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). This grant will be used to improve parking and access into and within Slaterville Park in Fairbanks, Alaska. Key improvements include resurfacing a gravel parking area, adding paved pathways from the parking area to existing park amenities and for future amenities,...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $834,690 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation, a U.S. state government entity, for the construction of one tennis court and four pickleball courts. The project is expected to be completed by May 31, 2027. As a sub-awardee, the Division has previously supported various recreational infrastructure projects led by other state agencies,...
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (DPOR) received a $2,096,812.50 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service National Office under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program. The grant funding will be used to improve the Rabbit Valley Trailhead located within the Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska. The improvements will include developing additional parking,...
This $249,533 project grant awarded by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will fund improvements to public access infrastructure at South Fairbanks Park in Fairbanks, Alaska. The key deliverables include adding paved pathways into the park, expanding paved surfaces around the picnic pavilion, creating an accessible welcoming plaza, and installing park furnishings like kiosks, bike racks, and benches. These...