The National Park Service (CFDA 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning) has awarded a $3,110,690 project grant to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EOEA). The EOEA will sub-grant these funds to the City of Springfield to install site amenities at a disadvantaged community park, including an inclusive splash pad, playground, picnic pavilion, trail, athletic field, bathrooms, parking, and landscaping. The project will also address...
The National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program has awarded a $2,000,000 project grant to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. This grant will be subgranted to the City of Springfield to install a bike skate park, accessible splash pad, playground, picnic amenities, open space improvements, tree plantings, and landscaping at Gurdon Bill Park. The project aims to create new...
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will receive $1.19 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funds will support improvements to Lawrence Heritage State Park in Lawrence, MA, including demolishing an existing non-compliant playground and constructing a new fully accessible playground with water spray...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,432,664.02 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Affairs. The Executive Office will subgrant these funds to the Town of Dedham to create an accessible, free-standing outdoor recreation area. The project will include a shade structure, site furniture, wheelchair-accessible seating, non-slip pavers, and an...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $698,872 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support the conversion of a vacant residential parcel in Chelsea, Massachusetts into a new public park on the waterfront. The Executive Office will subgrant the funds to the City of Chelsea to develop walking paths, benches, picnic...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Affairs. The Massachusetts Executive Office will subgrant these funds to the City of Boston to enhance several outdoor recreation facilities, including: Conversion of a softball field to a Little League field Relocation and addition of...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service, through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will provide $5,183,257 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA) to improve public outdoor recreation opportunities in Lunenburg, Massachusetts. The project will develop and renovate new sports fields, parking lots, walking paths, and park amenities at Marshall Park,...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,046,099.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will fund the development of Motta Field in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The project aims to improve public outdoor recreation opportunities and provide multi-generational access. The funding will support the acquisition, development, and improvement of outdoor recreational areas and facilities, as...
The Energy and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Executive Office of will use $2 million in funding from the Department of the Interior National Park Service through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to support improvements at parks in Worcester, Massachusetts. Under the subgrant award provided by the state agency, the City of Worcester will install a new accessible spray park, benches, picnic areas, a bike rack, shade structures, wood...
The Energy and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Executive Office of will use a $2.2 million project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to deliver outdoor recreation improvements in Medford, Massachusetts from October 2022 through September 2025. Funded through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the Executive Office will subgrant funds to the City of Medford to realign a fully accessible loop...