The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on July 1, 2025. Through this grant, the Minnesota DNR will make a subaward to the City of St. Paul for developments at City Park at the Heights. The project will benefit the general public by supporting the acquisition, development, and improvement of...
This $700,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will provide funding to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to make a subaward to the Wright County Department of Parks and Recreation for development projects at Montissippi Park. The grant aims to enhance public outdoor recreation access and infrastructure through improvements at...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,748,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the DNR's efforts to acquire, develop, and improve outdoor recreational areas and facilities across Minnesota. Typical project types funded under this program...
This federal Project Grant award of $700,000.00 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will support the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in making a subaward to the City of Rochester for improvements to Silver Lake Park. The grant funding will enable the development and enhancement of recreational facilities and public access to outdoor spaces for the general public. This...
This $700,000 federal Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will fund the renovation of Theodore S. Slen Park in Madison, MN. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will collaborate with the City of Madison to replace tennis and basketball courts, convert overhead utility lines to buried lines, construct new sidewalks, and install park amenities including an accessible...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $330,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office on February 12, 2021 to complete the project by August 16, 2022. The funding is provided through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916) to support projects included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans. Specifically, the City of Wyoming will develop a new...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will receive $1 million from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to develop recreational facilities at Beltz Park in Forest Lake, Minnesota. As a sub-awardee, the City of Forest Lake will use the funding to construct accessible walkways, a new year-round park pavilion with restrooms and a multi-purpose room, playground equipment with inclusive features, landscaping...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $423,800 project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning federal grant program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support the City of Cottage Grove's efforts to expand Hamlet Park by developing additional trails, restrooms, picnic facilities, and landscaping. The Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program aims...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) a $5,300,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) on October 1, 2023. The grant will support the renovation and enhancement of the Lakeview Campground at Sibley State Park. Key project activities include rehabilitating and making ADA compliant two historic shower facilities and a picnic shelter,...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources received a $380,000 project grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office on February 12, 2021 to develop new recreational facilities in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the project aims to develop a new playground and new tennis, pickleball and basketball courts at South Shore Park in Detroit Lakes by the project...