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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was awarded a $750,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service to develop Kaufman City Lake Park. The subgrant will fund improvements including an inclusive playground, picnic pavilion, trail upgrades, fishing pier, benches, and picnic tables. The project will enhance recreational amenities and accessibility at the...
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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received a $1,500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The purpose of this grant is to fund Phase 2 of the Laguna Madre Park project in Port Isabel, Texas. The grant will support construction of a third baseball field, lighting upgrades, renovations to existing fields, scoreboard installations, restroom/concessions expansion, new sidewalks and trails, enhancements to...
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,...
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...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1.5M Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will sub-grant these funds to the City of Port Isabel to renovate Laguna Madre Park. The project will improve the existing recreational fields and amenities, and add new features including fitness equipment, a perimeter...
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 was awarded a $1,243,124 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Program grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service to develop the Villages of Carmel Park property in Denton, TX. The grant will fund the construction of a pavilion with site amenities, native landscaping and hardscaping, sidewalks and trails, a playground, parking, and wayfinding/program signage. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will subaward these LWCF funds...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,181,878 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will subgrant these funds to the City of Mont Belvieu to enhance and expand recreational amenities at Joe Matthews Park. The project scope includes constructing an entry gate and sign, an accessible dock and pier...