The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $180,000 Project Grant under the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area State and Local Assistance program (CFDA 15.941) to the Three Rivers Park District in Plymouth, Minnesota. This grant, with a performance period from August 23, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund projects focused on enhancing public access, recreational opportunities, and interpretive experiences along the Mississippi National River and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service Midwest Region awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area State and Local Assistance program (CFDA 15.941) to the Three Rivers Park District, a local government entity in Minnesota. The grant funding will be used to convert an existing at-grade, mid-block regional trail crossing into a grade-separated crossing via a 14-foot wide, 10-foot high concrete box culvert. Additionally, the...
This $171,350 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Mississippi National River and Recreation Area State and Local Assistance program (CFDA 15.941) will support the construction of two new national water trail access points at Goodin Park and Elsie Stevens Park in Dayton, Minnesota. The project aims to provide safe and ADA-compliant access to the Mississippi and Crow Rivers for residents and visitors. Specifically, the grant will fund engineering, design, and...
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) was awarded a $4,300,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service Midwest Region under the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area State and Local Assistance program (CFDA 15.941). The grant funding will support the construction of a 1.6-mile extension of the East Bank Trail corridor along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This project includes shifting the trail alignment closer to the...
The National Park Service (NPS) Midwest Region has awarded a $635,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Park Connection, a non-profit organization, under the NPS Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The project, which will run from August 4, 2023 to April 30, 2028, will restore up to 2,500 acres of forested floodplain in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota. The Mississippi Park Connection will provide natural resource conservation, habitat restoration,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region awarded a $557,534 Cooperative Agreement under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) to the Three Rivers Park District in Minnesota. The funding will be used for shoreline stabilization and fishing improvements at the Miss Mississippi Gateway Regional Park between August 3, 2023 and September 30, 2025. As a local government entity, the Three Rivers Park District manages natural resource areas and provides...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will fund developments at City Park at the Heights in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will serve as the prime awardee and make a sub-award to the City of St. Paul to implement the project. The grant supports public outdoor recreation development and improvements, aligning with the state's comprehensive...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on September 3, 2021 to construct a 1.7 mile long, 10-foot wide paved trail along the Mississippi River Trail - Spring Lake Park Reserve in Minnesota. The grant funding will support construction of the multi-use trail to improve transportation access to federal lands, consistent with the goals of the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP)....
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will receive $3.3 million through September 2025 from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to develop the Chain of Rocks Bridge Trailhead in St. Louis, Missouri. As a sub-awardee, Great Rivers Greenway will use the funding to restore meadow and woodland areas, construct a six-foot nature trail and extend the Mississippi Greenway Trail. Additional amenities include a...
This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $455,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. The award will fund the City of Duluth, Minnesota to provide public access to the newly restored St. Louis River through new and improved access at four sites adjacent to restoration project areas in the St. Louis River Estuary Area of Concern. Key...