CRPR Grant Roster

Grant Awards

CRPR Grant Award Roster
Updated 10 May 2012

The following grant applications have been approved to assist COG or the Centre Regional Recreation Authority in their park projects and capital improvements. In most cases, the grant funds were combined with local funds to proceed with the project. For Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, just over $1 million was raised for the Nature Center Capital Campaign which resulted in the Phase 1 construction of the Spring Creek Education Bldg. Other contributions / donations to agency efforts are listed in the CRPR Gifts-For-Parks pages.

Project Description	Project #	Award Year(s)	Source	Amount
PA Conservation Corp	(n/a)	Annually 2002 - 2009	PA. Dept. of Labor & Industry @ $100,000 per year	$800,000
Subtotal				$800,000
FOR MILLBROOK MARSH NATURE CENTER
Wetland Program Development	#983031	1999	US EPA	$71,573
For Boardwalk Construction	(n/a)	2003	Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau	$3,250
Location & Directional Signs	(n/a)	2004		$4,000
Nature Center Brochures	(n/a)	2005		$1,972
Nature Center Bldg. Project	(n/a)	2006		$7,500
Vistor Parking Area Construction	(n/a)	2007		$10,000
Nature Center Bldg. Project	#BRC-PRD-14-11 Growing Greener	2008	PA DCNR for bldg. construction	$200,000
Nature Center Brochures (with updated info.)	(n/a)	2009	Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau	$3,000
Subtotal				$301,295
FOR THE TWO COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL RENEWALS
Aquatics Feasibility Study	Keystone Fund	2002	PA DCNR for both pool renewals	$7,500
Park Forest Pool Master Site Plan	#BRC-TAG-11.5-20 Keystone Fund	2005	PA DCNR for Park Forest Pool renewal planning	$22,000
Park Forest Pool Construction	#BRC-PRD-13-95 Keystone Fund	2007	PA DCNR for Park Forest Pool renewal construction	$350,000
Welch Pool Master Site Plan	#BRC-TAG-12-229 Keystone Fund	2005	PA DCNR for Welch Pool renewal planning	$33,000
Welch Pool Construction	#BRC-PRD-14-124 Keystone Fund	2008	PA DCNR for Welch Pool renewal construction	$375,000
Subtotal				$787,500
FOR THE COG REGIONAL PARKS
Oak Hall Regional Parkland - Acquisition of 68 acres	#LWCF42-01521	2004	PA DCNR using federal Land & Water Conservation Funds	$300,000
Oak Hall Regional Parkland - Master Site Plan	#BRC-TAG-12-228 Keystone Fund	2006	PA DCNR	$38,000
Whitehall Road Regional Parklands - Acquisition of 75 acres	#BRC-ACQ-12-70 Keystone Fund	2006	PA DCNR	$159,000
Whitehall Road Regional Parklands - Master Site Plan	#BRC-TAG-13.6-589 Keystone Fund	2008	PA DCNR	$31,666
Whitehall Road Regional Parklands - Acquisition of 25 acres	#BRC-LTA-16-21 Keystone Fund	2010	PA DCNR	$191,000
Whitehall Road Regional Parklands - Assist with Phase 1 development	#BRC-PRD-17-110 Keystone Fund	Dec. 2011	PA DCNR	$300,000
Subtotal				$1,019,666
TOTAL GRANT FUNDS TO DATE				$2,908,846