The Estes Valley Recreation and Parks District (EVRPD), doing business as the Lake Estes Golf Course, was awarded a $130,255 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management (CFDA 15.524) federal grant program. The award, effective from September 3, 2024 to August 31, 2025, supports the development, improvement, management, operation, and maintenance of recreation facilities and lands at Lake Estes, Marys Lake, East...
The Department of Natural Resources Colorado, Executive Director's Office, was awarded a $3,750,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funds will be used for essential repairs and upgrades to the Big Beaver Dam at the Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area in Meeker, Colorado. Key project components include outlet pipe liner rehabilitation, new outlet structure, gate assembly and trash rack...
The Department of Natural Resources Colorado received a $1,241,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management (CFDA 15.524) program. The grant will fund two key infrastructure projects: Resurfacing up to 300 feet of the Navajo State Park boat ramp with a 6-inch concrete overlay, which may require a temporary cofferdam and dock system relocation depending on reservoir levels and budget. Replacing 11 composting...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $905,712.34 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance Program grant to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). CPW will subgrant the funding to the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado for the development of Tabor Lake. The project will design and construct an approximately 0.7-mile long, 8-10 foot wide concrete and crusher fines trail around the lake to replace an...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office awarded a $497,658 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. The Colorado Department of Natural Resources will subgrant the funds to the Town of Springfield to renovate the 2.17-acre Springfield Municipal Pool. The renovation work will include installing a new pool liner and slide, as well as updating the bathhouse to...
The federal Project Grant award R24AP00257 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Recreation Resources Management program (CFDA 15.524) provides $339,111.00 to the County of Washington Facilities Management Division to complete the Bobcat Cove Site Improvements project. This project will install electricity, construct a double vault restroom facility, and build a picnic shelter pavilion at the Bobcat Cove trailhead recreation site within Scoggins Valley...
The National Park Service awarded a $219,100 Project Grant to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The Missouri DNR will subgrant these funds to the City of Kirksville, Missouri to install two prefabricated concrete ADA accessible restroom buildings, plumbing, supporting utilities, and construct necessary ADA sidewalks to access the restrooms within Patryla Park. One existing restroom by the...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $223,604 Project Grant under the Recreation Resources Management (CFDA 15.524) program to Tri-Cities Joint Job Development, a local government entity in North Dakota. The grant will fund four infrastructure improvement projects at the Lake Tschida Heart Butte Reservoir over the period from August 2024 to October 2028. The key deliverables include: 1) constructing a new 40x60 ft. heated storage shop to house road maintenance...
The National Park Service awarded a $869,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) to demolish and replace four outdated vault restrooms at Lory State Park. The project will install newer CXT double vault toilets with sealed tanks and lower maintenance requirements at the Timber Group Picnic Area, Easy Valley Trailhead, South Etluck Picnic Area, and Homestead Picnic Area. This...
This Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation will provide $1.53 million to support infrastructure upgrades and maintenance activities at two Colorado state parks. Under the Recreation Resources Management federal grant program (CFDA 15.524), the Department of Natural Resources Colorado will undertake asphalt road and parking lot maintenance totaling approximately 475,000 square feet at Vega State Park. It will also upgrade electric service to 44 campsites on...