The National Park Service awarded a $249,732 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 funds will be subgranted to the Fairbanks North Star Borough to improve parking and access at Bernice Allridge Park. Key project activities include resurfacing the existing parking lot, adding paved pathways into the park and to amenities, creating an accessible welcoming plaza, 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 The project will replace the outdated playground with new, accessible, and inclusive play structures, including poured-in-place rubber surfacing to improve accessibility and reduce maintenance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 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,...
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...
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 Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $110,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the North Dakota Department of Parks & Recreation (ND Parks & Rec). The purpose of this grant is to replace the current outdated playground equipment with new and improved safer ADA compliant equipment. The project will be completed by September 30, 2025. ND Parks & Rec, the state parks agency for North...
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 $595,595 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New Hampshire Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, Division of Parks & Recreation. The grant will fund the replacement of the 25-year-old Planet Playground in Exeter, NH with a new universally designed playground to improve accessibility for individuals with mobility issues. The project is scheduled for completion by...
The National Park Service is providing a $250,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The funding will be used to rehabilitate and enhance the Crescent Harbor Park Courts in Sitka, Alaska. The goal is to repurpose the currently underutilized courts to create a multi-sport facility for volleyball, tennis, pickleball, and basketball by repaving and painting the surface. This...