The National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program, under CFDA 15.916, awarded a $900,000 project grant to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. The grant will fund developments at the Trusten Holder Wildlife Management Area Wargo Landing to benefit the general public. The project will be completed between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2028. The grant is part of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local...
The National Park Service awarded the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (Parks Heritage & Tour Dept) a $6,844,170.56 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). This federal grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support a range of outdoor recreation and conservation initiatives across Arkansas. Anticipated project types include land acquisition for new natural areas,...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $573,208.00 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (Parks Heritage & Tour Dept). The grant will support developments at Village Creek State Park that will benefit the general public. The Parks Heritage & Tour Dept will make a sub-award to the Arkansas State Parks Division to implement the project over...
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism was awarded a $1,796,591 grant from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will be used to subgrant funds to the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas to develop a pedestrian trail that will connect the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park to the greater levee trails system along the Arkansas River. The project aims to benefit the community and visitors...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $2,129,675.00, was provided by the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) and will support projects implemented by the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (Parks Heritage & Tour Dept) from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. The funding will enable the Parks Heritage & Tour Dept to acquire land, develop outdoor recreation facilities, and improve existing...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,734,322.80 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the West Virginia Department of Commerce. The grant will fund developments at Little Beaver State Park in West Virginia, to be executed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Section. The project will benefit the general public by improving outdoor recreation infrastructure...
This $252,782 Project Grant awarded on July 29, 2025 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 Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to make a subaward to Carroll County for developments at the Carroll County Recreational Park. The project, which will benefit the general public, supports the Land and Water Conservation Fund's goal of...
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism will use this $2.36 million Project Grant award from the National Park Service to improve public access and restore habitat on approximately 900 acres in Alma, Arkansas. Funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the project will convert former farmland to wetlands to create moist soil units and install water control structures. This will restore wetland habitat to benefit migratory...
This federal Project Grant award of $172,000.00 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 provide funding to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (Parks Heritage & Tour Dept) to make developments at the Cossatot River-80,000 RD. Boating Access area. The project will benefit the general public by improving outdoor recreation infrastructure and access. The...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000.00 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on July 16, 2025. The grant will support developments at the Bass River State Recreation Area, which will benefit the general public. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program provides these matching grants to develop...