North Carolina State Parks and its parent agency, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, announced today that the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program under the federal Department of the Interior, has awarded nearly $4 million total to nine local parks and recreation projects across the state.
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The Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program under the federal Department of the Interior, has awarded over $26.5 million in matching grants to support outdoor recreation projects across North Carolina.
Save the dates! This is the meeting schedule for the Parks and Recreation Authority in 2024.
The Division awarded more than $3 million in grants for 13 projects for state trails.
The new visitor center at Jockey's Ridge State Park offers more space and state-of-the-art additions, after a renovation that expanded its size to 6,200 square feet.
The $13.7 million will fund capital improvements projects at 11 state parks.
The $17.4 million will fund nine capital improvements projects and six land acquisitions.
Vonda Martin is the new grants and outreach manager for N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.