Nebraskaland Magazine
LINCOLN – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is accepting grant applications for parks, pools and other outdoor recreation facilities.
The grants are funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a program administered by the National Park Service for outdoor recreation projects. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, baseball fields, soccer fields, swimming pools, picnicking facilities, playgrounds, park acquisition and development, shelter houses and related support facilities. All projects must encourage outdoor recreation. Project sponsors must be political subdivisions. LWCF provides reimbursable matching grants for up to 50 percent of the project costs.
Nebraska has received $484,258 from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the LWCF for 2015 and more than $45 million since 1965.
The LWCF was established by Congress in 1964 to ensure access to outdoor recreation resources for present and future generations and to provide money to governments to purchase land, water and wetlands to benefit all. The primary source of revenue for the LWCF is from federal oil and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Contact Craig Wacker at 402-471-5424 or craig.wacker@nebraska.gov to request an application form, instructions and additional information. Grant applications must be submitted by Oct 1. Information and applications also are available at http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/parks/programs/lwcf/lwcf.asp. Approved grants will be announced in January.
