The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has been awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the renovation and improvement of Gillham-Howell Park in Brownfield, Texas. Key project elements include site work, utilities, a walking trail, shade pavilions, interpretive signage, site amenities, native landscaping, an all-abilities...
The National Park Service awarded the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) a $496,000 project grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to build capacity and effectively administer the Land and Water Conservation Fund programs in Texas. The funding will be used by TPWD to increase the quality of outdoor recreation resources through staff training, capacity building, and the hiring of contractual services. This five-year grant, with a...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has been awarded a $2,865,130 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program. The grant will be used to renovate and expand amenities at the Onion Creek Greenway, a nature-based outdoor recreation area in southeastern Travis County, Texas. The project will remove existing pavement, add native landscaping, and provide new park...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received a $1,500,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on July 31, 2024. TPWD will sub-grant the funds to Harris County, Texas to develop a 0.4 mile concrete hike and bike trail that will provide public access to 245 linear feet of frontage land along the Buffalo Bayou. The project will also involve demolition, clean up, habitat restoration on 1.62 acres,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The grant will fund the development of a community park in Belton, Texas that will include a new inclusive playground, open multiuse practice fields, green spaces, a butterfly garden around a historic water standpipe landmark, native plants and trees,...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). As a sub-awardee, the City of Bandera will use the funding to develop inclusive play facilities and outdoor recreation areas at the City Park. Specifically, the City will install a new playscape using recyclable materials, fitness stations, benches, and...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,234,828 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). TPWD will sub-grant the funds to the City of Baytown to develop a 5.25-acre site at 4000 Tompkins Road. The project will include constructing a kayak launch, fishing piers, covered picnic benches, covered pavilions, an all-access all-abilities playground, a walking trail, and an open play field....
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was awarded a $1.5 million project grant from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on August 30, 2022. The funding will support improvements to Peters Colony Memorial Park in Flower Mound, Texas through September 30, 2025. As the primary grantee, Texas Parks and Wildlife will subgrant funds to the Town of Flower Mound to develop a pavilion, site preparation, hardscaping,...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) on October 1, 2024. TPWD will sub-grant the funds to the City of Del Rio to renovate and develop park facilities into an all-inclusive park. The project includes site work and demolition, shading and walkways, a musical sensory area, an all-inclusive playground, an all-inclusive swing sets area,...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was awarded a $1.8 million project grant from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) on August 26, 2022 to repurpose an old train station in Houston, Texas into a new neighborhood park called Sunset Heights Park. As the primary awardee, Texas Parks and Wildlife will subgrant funds to the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department to develop the park site. Park amenities will...