Davidson County receives $500,000 for the Yadkin River Playground
Governor Roy Cooper announced the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) will award over $17 million in grants to fund 39 local parks and recreation projects across the state. The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority (Authority) approved the grants at its meeting held on Aug. 26 at the Nature Research Center in Raleigh.
“Our parks and recreation areas are so valuable to our communities and they’ve become more popular than ever, meaning projects that can be funded today will give people even more opportunities in District 29 to build healthier and happier lives.” -Sen. Steve Jarvis
Local communities applied for the grants to fund land acquisition, development and renovation of public park and recreation areas. Each year, the Authority is required to allocate 30% of PARTF’s total funding to local government projects.
The Authority considered 49 local grant applications requesting $20.9 million in total. The maximum grant awarded for a single project was $500,000. Awardees must match funds dollar-for-dollar for the awarded amount.
This year, $17.9 million was allocated to PARTF for local projects—an amount at least triple that of most years in the last decade. With these awards, PARTF has now made more than 1,000 grants to build parks in communities across the state.
Davidson County applied for PARTF and received $500,000 for the Yadkin River Playground.
"This funding is imperative to District 29 and continuing the path forward of maintaining our beloved communities" - Sen. Steve Jarvis
