The National Park Service awarded a $724,344 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will be used to subgrant to the Village of Plain City, Ohio to develop a 2-acre vacant lot into the village's first off-leash community dog park. The project will create two fenced dog areas, a shelter house, paved trail, and other amenities such as parking, sidewalks, benches, and pet waste...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,301,720.70 Project Grant through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to renovate Calgary Park in Cleveland, Ohio. The grant will fund the replacement of the existing playground, picnic tables and benches, and the loop trail, as well as the addition of a shelter, parallel parking spaces, pollinator planting areas, and an...
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 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...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,174,306 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 the funds to the City of North Olmsted, Ohio to construct a performance stage and sound system, create four trailheads, complete an internal park trail system, install new lighting and extend the performance stage parking lot at a centrally...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) a $1,034,527 Project Grant through the 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will be used by the Village of Leipsic to renovate Bennett Park, a popular community sports complex. Key project elements include resurfacing the park entrance drive, installing new curbs and storm drains, building a new parking area, adding public restrooms,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has 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 (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant these Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) funds to the City of Cleveland to create a new 0.46-acre park comprised of two distinctive spaces. The primary park space adjacent to the Clark Recreation Center will include construction of a...
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 the 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 and landscaping improvements....
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $334,672.70 Project Grant to the Village of Columbus Grove, Ohio under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the replacement of the existing playground equipment at Hall Avenue Park with a new accessible 6,773 square foot play structure for children aged 2-12 years. The project will improve the outdated play area with a contemporary, safe, and inclusive playground...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $104,150 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 West Milton to replace the restroom building at Municipal Park. The existing facility will be demolished, the site graded, and a new precast concrete restroom building installed. This project will reinvigorate the...