The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $7,205,340 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The grant will fund the construction of a primitive campground with a shower and restroom facility, the renovation of an existing structure to provide restrooms and bison viewing overlooks, and the addition of other recreational amenities such as an outdoor...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,301,720.70 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to subgrant to the City of Cleveland. The grant will fund the renovation of Calgary Park, including replacing the existing playground, picnic tables/benches, and loop trail, as well as adding a shelter, parallel parking, pollinator planting areas, and an entry plaza....
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $3,438,683 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to develop the Beulah Park-Euclid Beach Connector Trail Phase I project in Cleveland, Ohio. This project will construct 750 feet of new 10-foot-wide trail along Lake Erie, including erosion control, revegetation, and installation of a biofiltration area adjacent to a parking lot. The...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $922,645 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The grant will enable the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to sub-award funds to the City of Cleveland to create a new 0.46-acre park comprised of two distinct spaces. Key elements of the park include the construction of a playground, splash pad, picnic area, open play...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $1,006,600 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will support the acquisition of land for the development of an outdoor recreation area in Beavercreek, Ohio over a nine-month period ending July 31, 2022. As outlined in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans, the funding will...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant these funds to the City of Cincinnati to build an inclusive, multi-feature skate park in an unused recreational area within the city. The project will also include renovation and extension of an existing parking lot, as well as landscaping...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $104,150 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The ODNR will sub-grant these funds to the Village of West Milton to replace the existing restroom building at the Municipal Park. The project will involve demolishing the old restroom facility, grading the site, constructing a new building pad, and installing a...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,533,661 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program to the City of Brecksville, Ohio. The grant funding will be used to replace the existing playground with new accessible equipment, install a new asphalt loop trail and accessible entrance ramp, resurface the pickleball/basketball court, and add new seating, landscaping, and wayfinding signage at the Kids Quarters...
The National Park Service awarded a $724,344 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant these funds to the Village of Plain City to develop a 2-acre vacant lot into a community dog park. The project will create two fenced areas for small and large dogs, install a shelter house and paved loop trail, and add other amenities such as a parking lot, sidewalks, benches,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), an Ohio state government agency. The grant will be used by the ODNR, in partnership with the City of East Cleveland, to significantly repair and improve infrastructure in the 249-acre Forest Hill Park in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The project includes repairing the main...