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Bredesen Awards $11.9 Million in Tennessee Parks and Recreation Grants

August 19, 2008 - State Parks - 1 comment
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87 LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION FUND AND RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM GRANTS ANNOUNCED TODAY

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke today announced more than $11.9 million in parks and recreation grants will be awarded to recipients across Tennessee. The announcement includes nearly $9.7 million in Local Parks and Recreation Fund grants and more than $2.2 million in Recreational Trails Program grants.

“These grants will enhance and expand special places like parks, greenways and recreational facilities that are set aside for the enjoyment of our state’s citizens and visitors alike,” said Bredesen. “I’m extremely pleased that this year’s grant awards will allow us to help make 87 important projects a reality across the state of Tennessee.”

The Local Parks and Recreation Fund Grant Program was established by the General Assembly in 1991 to provide local governments with funds to purchase land for parks, natural areas, greenways and recreational facilities. The funds also may be used for development of trails and projects in parks, natural areas and greenways. All LPRF grants require a 50 percent match by the recipient. Funding for the LPRF program has been generated by the real estate transfer tax.

The Recreational Trails Program is a federally funded program established to distribute funding for motorized, non-motorized and diverse recreation trail projects. The funds are available to state, federal and local government agencies as well as private organizations that partner with government agencies. RTP funds may be used for planning, maintenance, construction, acquisition, development and rehabilitation of trails or trailside facilities. The maximum federal share for each project is 80 percent, so all RTP grant recipients must provide a 20 percent match.

“These awards will help fund some very exciting projects,” said Fyke. “From the acquisition of property for the development of new municipal parks to the renovation of recreational facilities to make them ADA compliant to the construction of new athletic fields and walking trails, these projects run the gamut of recreational opportunities for Tennesseans and will be great assets to their communities.”

Grant recipients were selected through a scoring process with careful consideration given to the projects that met the selection criteria and expressed the greatest local recreation need.

A complete list of the grants awards announced follows.

County
* = multi-county

Grant Type

Name of the
Recipient Organization

Grant Amount

Brief Project Description

Anderson

LPRF

City of Clinton

$100,000

Town Springs Park – festival lawn site work, construction of stage structure, electrical
Bedford

LPRF

Town of Wartrace

$10,000

Winette-Ayers Park – playground equipment and safety surface
Blount

RTP

Maryville, Alcoa and Blount Co. Parks and Recreation Commission

$20,000

Master plan to create a regional greenway from Knoxville to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bradley

RTP

City of Cleveland

$40,000

Leonard Fletcher Park – construction of an 8-foot-wide paved trail
Bradley

LPRF

Bradley County

$400,000

Elrod Park – four-field softball complex, complete with irrigation system, sod, subsurface drainage and infield mix; land acquisition
Bradley

RTP

Bradley County

$20,000

Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway – master plan for extension of Mouse Creek Greenway
*Campbell

*Morgan

*Scott

RTP

Cumberland Trail Conference

$68,500

12.5 miles of trail to extend the Cumberland Trail
*Campbell

*Anderson

*Morgan

*Scott

RTP

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

$723,099

Off Highway Vehicle trail development, renovation and maintenance at the North Cumberlands Wildlife Management Area
Campbell

LPRF

Town of Jacksboro

$50,000

Jacksboro Leisure & Creekside Park – two pavilions, two playgrounds, restroom, walking trail, land acquisition
Carroll

LPRF

City of McKenzie

$47,000

McKenzie Recreation Park – lighting for ballfields
Cheatham

LPRF

Town of Pleasant View

$425,000

Pleasant View Community Park – land acquisition, site preparation, shade structure and paving
Claiborne

LPRF

Town of Tazewell

$60,000

Tazewell Town Park – tennis courts, fencing, bleachers
Cocke

LPRF

Town of Parrottsville

$39,000

Parrottsville Park – land acquisition, basketball and tennis courts
Crockett

LPRF

City of Friendship

$53,000

Friendship Community Center and Park – playground and safety surface, park furnishing, basketball goal, water fountain, park lighting and site work
Davidson

RTP

Friends of Beaman Park

$85,000

Beaman Park – paved ADA accessible trails linking the nature center to existing trails; construction of a boardwalk and observation deck
Davidson

LPRF

Metropolitan Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation

$300,000

Metro Park on Morgan Road in Joelton – renovate community center building, add pavilion, ADA accessible playground and safety surface
Davidson

RTP

Metropolitan Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation

$48,500

New paved trail at Morgan Road Park in Joelton
Dickson

LPRF

Town of Burns

$425,000

Burns Municipal Park – land acquisition, construction of two ballfields, concession stand/restrooms, dog park and site work
Dyer

LPRF

City of Newbern

$48,000

Oakview Park – playground and safety surface

City Park – playground and safety surface, restroom renovation, backstop/fence, park amenities

Fayette

LPRF

City of Gallaway

$27,000

Gallaway City Park – land acquisition, playground development, pavilion, picnic area, walking trail, parking and amenities
Gibson

RTP

City of Medina

$60,000

Medina multi-use trail
Gibson

LPRF

City of Medina

$400,000

Medina Sports Complex – land acquisition, ballfield development, concession/restroom facility, parking
Gibson

LPRF

City of Milan

$100,000

Milan City Park – playground equipment and safety surface, parking lot, swimming pool renovation
Giles

LPRF

City of Pulaski

$300,000

Sam Davis Park – bleachers
Giles

LPRF

City of Minor Hill

$44,000

Minor Hill City Park – concession area/restrooms
Greene

LPRF

Town of Greeneville

$425,000

Hal Henard Sports Complex – land acquisition, ballfield development, concession area, restroom
Grundy

RTP

City of Coalmont

$97,000

Lawrence P. Phipps Park – parking lot paving, signage, pedestrian bridge, development of four multi-use trails
Hamblen

LPRF

Hamblen County

$87,500

Cherokee Park – make restroom ADA compliant, new pavilion
Hamblen

RTP

Hamblen County

$93,000

Cherokee Park – paved trail, clearing and grubbing, signage, concrete work
Hamblen

RTP

City of Morristown

$52,000

Wayne Hansard Park – land acquisition and trail construction
Hamilton

LPRF

Town of Lookout Mountain

$150,000

Mountain Maze Playground – playground equipment and surfacing, plus installation and site preparation
Hamilton

LPRF

City of Chattanooga

$225,000

Warner Park – development of a “sprayground” park
Hamilton

LPRF

Hamilton County

$250,000

Enterprise South Nature Park – site work and construction of visitors’ center
Hamilton

RTP

Hamilton County

$76,000

Enterprise South Nature Park – trail construction and equipment
Hardin

LPRF

City of Savannah

$95,000

Harbert Field – replace light poles, overhead wiring, field material, construct press box, replace field fencing
Haywood

LPRF

City of Brownsville/Haywood County

$175,000

ADA playground with rubberized and safety surface, site work
Henry

LPRF

City of Paris

$55,000

Memorial Park – restrooms

Ogburn Park – skate park

Jefferson

LPRF

Town of Dandridge

$100,000

Grace Schrader Park/Field of Dreams – Community Center
Jefferson

LPRF

Town of White Pine

$60,000

Lions Park – splash pad, concrete and piping
Jefferson

LPRF

City of Jefferson City

$200,000

Jefferson City Community Center – land acquisition, development of five tennis courts, parking lot construction
Knox

RTP

Knox County

$50,000

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Elementary School – loop trail development
Knox

RTP

City of Knoxville

$50,000

Creation of a small loop greenway
Knox

RTP

Town of Farragut

$96,000

Trail construction and fences along Farragut greenway system
Knox

LPRF

Town of Farragut

$100,000

McFee Road Park – playground
Lake

LPRF

City of Ridgely

$118,000

Ridgely City Park – concession and restrooms, utilities, playground and safety surface, walking trail
Lauderdale

LPRF

City of Ripley

$250,000

Ripley Center – renovation of community center
Lauderdale

RTP

Tennessee State Parks

$37,000

Ft. Pillow State Historic Park – update interpretive trails, construct a 50-foot bridge at trailhead, two kiosks, replace signage and landscape timber steps
Lewis

LPRF

Lewis County/City of Hohenwald

$250,000

Memorial Park – land acquisition, site preparation, paving, fencing and lighting
Loudon

RTP

Tennessee Valley Authority

$50,000

East Lakeshore Trail – 80-foot span bridge
Madison

RTP

Tennessee State Parks

$90,000

Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park – paved trail to increase ADA compliance
Marion

LPRF

Town of Powells-Crossroads

$75,000

Crossroads Park – ballfield lighting and playground equipment
Marion

LPRF

Town of Kimball

$175,000

Kimball Park – land acquisition, concession and restroom facility, paving, fencing, bleachers and three soccer goals
Marshall

RTP

City of Lewisburg

$48,000

New Lake – walking trail, steps/guardrails, picnic tables, landscaping, boardwalk, signage
Marshall

LPRF

City of Lewisburg

$30,000

Southside Park – construction of a concession/restroom facility
Maury

RTP

Maury County

$48,000

Maury County Park – trail development, observation deck, benches, signs and parking area
Maury

LPRF

City of Mt. Pleasant

$40,000

Hay Long Walls Rotary Park – ballfield lighting
Maury

RTP

City of Mt. Pleasant

$27,500

Gardenia Clarke Community Park – fitness trail, lights, signage, parking area, benches
McMinn

LPRF

City of Athens

$70,000

Cook Park – 2,300 linear feet of 10-foot wide walking trail, pavilion renovation, playground expansion, tables, benches, trash cans
McNairy

LPRF

City of Selmer

$23,000

South Park – playground and safety surface, concrete walkway and site furnishings
Monroe

LPRF

City of Sweetwater

$125,000

Engleman Park – restroom facility, two pavilions, playground, park signage, paving, benches, trash cans
Montgomery

LPRF

Montgomery County

$440,000

Civitan Park – development of ballfield complex, two concession/restroom facilities, site work
Montgomery

RTP

Montgomery County

$36,000

Rotary Park – ADA compliant paved trail
Morgan

LPRF

City of Wartburg

$31,000

Wartburg City Park – two tennis courts, volleyball court, multi-purpose field
Morgan

RTP

Historic Rugby

$32,320

Rugby State Natural Area – 1.5-mile loop hiking trail, information kiosk
Obion

LPRF

Town of Samburg

$16,000

Samburg City Park – restroom renovations, playground and safety surface
Overton

LPRF

City of Livingston

$25,000

Livingston City Park – safety net for ballfields, swimming pool, playground
Perry

LPRF

Perry County

$27,000

Perry County Veterans Park – construction of multi-use ballfield
Putnam

LPRF

City of Cookeville

$300,000

Development of Dogwood Park expansion, land acquisition
Putnam

RTP

Putnam County

$87,000

Development of Tennessee Central Heritage Trail system
Rhea

LPRF

Town of Graysville

$13,000

Kristopher’s Kingdom Park – playground and safety surface, grills, trash receptacles
Robertson

LPRF

City of Orlinda

$15,000

Orlinda City Park – playground and safety surface
Robertson

LPRF

City of White House

$425,000

White House Municipal Park – renovation of ballfield complex
Scott

LPRF

Town of Oneida

$165,000

Oneida Bear Creek Park – four-field ballfield complex with concession, restrooms and press box
Sevier

RTP

City of Gatlinburg

$20,000

Master Plan for Greenway Development
Sevier

LPRF

City of Pigeon Forge

$225,000

City Park – restroom, concession facility renovation, shelter renovation
*Sevier

*Blount

RTP

Appalachian Trail Conservancy

$62,400

Trail rehabilitation in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Shelby

LPRF

City of Germantown

$400,000

Germantown Civic Club Complex – land acquisition
Smith

LPRF

City of Carthage

$30,000

Carthage City Park – land acquisition, walking track, playground equipment
Sullivan

RTP

City of Kingsport

$70,000

Eastman Park – walking trail construction
Sullivan

LPRF

City of Kingsport

$300,000

Eastman Park – field lighting

Domtar Park – playground and volleyball court

Tipton

LPRF

City of Covington

$300,000

Cobb Parr Park – land acquisition
Tipton

LPRF

Town of Brighton

$175,000

Brighton Park – site preparation, ballfield construction, concession/restroom facility, bleachers, gazebo, ballfield lighting
Tipton

LPRF

Town of Atoka

$400,000

Walker Lake Park – land acquisition, park development, parking, lighting, playground and safety surface, soccer field development, trails, ADA compliant restroom, park amenities and furnishings
Union

LPRF

City of Luttrell

$36,000

Luttrell City Park – restroom facility
Warren

LPRF

City of McMinnville

$425,000

McMinnville Civic Center – development of indoor aquatics center
Weakley

LPRF

City of Greenfield

$57,000

Callins Field Baseball Complex – ballfield lighting, dugout reconstruction
Weakley

RTP

Tennessee State Parks

$100,000

Big Cypress Tree State Natural Area – boardwalk construction

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  • http://www.shelbyvilletn.org Jakob Stephens

    Is there any information that could to passed along to us about grants in the future…. We ar a city parks and recreation dept in shelbyville tn….. Thank you

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