The National Park Service has awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the development of athletic fields at Rockland Park in Warren County, Virginia, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. As the primary awardee, the DCR has expertise in environmental conservation, land management, and outdoor...
The Town of Marion, Virginia will receive $3,427,479 under a Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office. The funding will support enhancements to Callan Drive Recreation Park through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). Specifically, grant funds will be used to expand an existing dog park, construct park access roads, softball and soccer fields, a playground, amphitheater, and trails. Restroom and...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation a $250,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will support projects included in Virginia's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Specifically, funding will be used for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and...
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will receive $503,350.48 in funding from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to support improvements at a recreational site in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Specifically, the grant award will support the construction of new ADA accessible restrooms, conversion of two tennis courts into eight pickleball courts, replacement of fencing and gates, and an upgrade to...
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will use a $1.28 million project grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program to construct 9 miles of multi-use trail and a single-span bridge in Henry County, Virginia. Specifically, the funding will support paving 2.9 miles of existing 10-foot wide trail, building a new 12-foot bridge, and making ADA accessibility upgrades. These improvements will complete an 11-mile trail...
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) received a $20,123,297.09 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will support the "St. Pauls Blue Greenway" project, which will transform obsolete public housing and an underground stormwater system into an open recreational park area. Key project elements include new amenities such as park benches,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $6,000,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The grant will fund a comprehensive initiative to expand the Caledon State Park through the acquisition of a 467-acre property from a private landowner. This expansion project aims to enhance recreational opportunities and facilities within the...
This $27,700,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) aims to establish a new recreational opportunity in Loudoun County, Virginia. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will use the funding to acquire 1,154 acres of land adjacent to the James Monroe's Oak Hill residence. This acquisition addresses the growing need for outdoor recreation in northern Virginia and will...
The National Park Service awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund replacement of an existing boardwalk at the Neabsco Creek Wetlands Preserve in Woodbridge, Virginia due to flooding and erosion damage. It will also extend the boardwalk by one mile to connect to Leesylvania State Park to provide additional recreational trail...
This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service will fund the acquisition and development of two parcels of land into an outdoor recreation facility in Columbia City, Indiana. Administered through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the grant was awarded to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on October 1, 2022 for completion by September 30, 2025. As a sub-awardee, the...