The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $1,170,000.00 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). Through this Project Grant, TPWD will make a sub-award to Webb County, Texas to fund improvements at El Cenzio Park, Penitas Park, and Las Blancas Park. The project aims to develop and enhance public outdoor recreation areas and facilities to benefit the general...
The federal Project Grant award, provided 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 fund the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to make a subaward to the City of College Station for developments at Independence Park. The $1,500,000.00 grant will support park improvements and outdoor recreation infrastructure that will benefit the general public over the 3-year period from...
The National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program awarded a $1,494,895.00 Project Grant to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) on October 1, 2025. This grant will provide matching funds for the development of community park facilities in Kinney County, Texas. The project will benefit the general public and is aligned with the state's outdoor recreation priorities. TPWD will make a sub-award to Kinney County to execute the park...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $1,500,000.00 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The grant will support the development of Settlers Park (previously Silver Lake Park) in Grapevine, Texas. TPWD will make a sub-award to the City of Grapevine to execute this project, which will benefit the general public by enhancing outdoor recreation...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1,312,130 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The grant funds will be subgranted to the City of Laredo, Texas to implement Phase 1 of the Riverbend Trails project, a 77-acre park along the Rio Grande River. The proposed scope of work includes constructing concrete hike and bike trail improvements,...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000.00 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). TPWD will make a sub-award to the City of Denton for improvements at North Lakes Park. The project will develop and enhance public outdoor recreation areas and facilities, benefiting the general public. The grant supports a 3-year performance period from October 1, 2025...
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The grant will fund the development of a community park in Belton, Texas that will include a new inclusive playground, open multiuse practice fields, green spaces, a butterfly garden around a historic water standpipe landmark, native plants and trees,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $355,026.00 to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to make a subaward to the City of La Porte for developments at the Little Cedar Bayou Nature Trail. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant, funded by offshore oil and gas lease revenue, will support park improvements and public recreation infrastructure to benefit the...
This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program, CFDA 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning, provides $1,500,000 to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to subgrant to Cameron County for improvements to the Bejarano-McFarland Memorial Park in Port Isabel, Texas. The project will remove obsolete equipment and add new inclusive park amenities such as a playground, splash pad, soccer goals, bike rack, benches,...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) was awarded a $496,000 Project Grant from the U.S. National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funding will be used to build TPWD's capacity and effectively administer the Land and Water Conservation Fund programs in Texas. Specifically, the funds will enable TPWD to increase the quality of outdoor recreation resources through staff training, capacity building, and...