39 Local Communities to Receive Funding for Park Expansion and Restoration – Norris Recreation Complex Receives $450,000

Raleigh

Aug 29, 2022

Governor Roy Cooper announced today 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,” Governor Cooper said. “These projects we’re funding today will give people even more opportunities in North Carolina to build healthier and happier lives.”

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.

“Congratulations to the local governments that received Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grants to invest in the health and quality of life of their communities,” said D. Reid Wilson, secretary of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. “The historic increases in funding by the legislature and Governor Cooper will result in more North Carolina families having ready access to outdoor recreation.”

In addition to the local grants program, the Authority allocated $5.7 million to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation for land acquisitions at Chimney Rock State Park in Rutherford County and Lake James State Park in Burke and McDowell Counties. It will also fund several capital projects at Hammock’s Beach State Park (Onslow County), Morrow Mountain State Park (Stanly County) and William B. Umstead State Park (Wake County).

The Parks and Recreation Trust Fund is administered through the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation, which is part of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Local grants are awarded annually by the Authority at their quarterly meeting in August.

Grant recipients and award amounts are as follows:

Applicant	County	Project Name	Funds Awarded
Holden Beach	Brunswick	Holden Beach Pier	$500,000
Franklin	Franklin	Epsom Park	$434,625
Burgaw	Pender	Osgood Canal Greenway- West Side Development	$443,408
Fuquay Varina	Wake	Community Center North	$500,000
Cabarrus County	Cabarrus	Mt. Pleasant Park Athletic Complex	$500,000
Morganton	Burke	Bethel Park, Phase 1	$500,000
Pender County	Pender	Hampstead Kiwanis Park Phase 4	$500,000
Spindale	Rutherford	Spindale Skatepark and Pump Track	$425,000
Watauga County	Watauga	Boone Gorge Park, Middle Fork Greenway	$500,000
Rutherfordton	Rutherford	Norris Recreation Complex	$450,000
Lenoir	Caldwell	Lenoir Aquatic and Fitness Center / Soccer Complex Renovations	$500,000
Garner	Wake	Yeargan Park Phase 1	$400,000
Pasquotank County	Pasquotank	Northern (Newland) Park Development	$500,000
Davidson	Davidson	Yadkin River Playground	$500,000
Ashe County	Ashe	Ashe County Park Expansion	$500,000
Haywood	Haywood	Francis Farm Bike Park	$500,000
Marshville	Union	Stegall Lake- Phase 1	$500,000
Jamestown	Guilford	Jamestown Park Rejuvenation and Refresh	$215,205
Nash	Nash	Miracle Park and Coopers- Phase 2	$425,000
Tobaccoville	Forsyth	Village Park Expansion	$480,000
Craven County	Craven	Craven County Nature Park	$500,000
Pender County	Pender	Central Pender Park Development	$500,000
Jackson	Jackson	Whittier / Qualla Community Park	$500,000
Lewisville	Forsyth	Jack Warren Park Improvements	$230,940
Mitchell	Mitchell	Mitchell County Recreation Complex	$500,000
Henderson	Henderson	Redefining Etowah Park	$286,125
Onslow	Onslow	Hines Farm Park	$393,875
Badin	Stanly	Badin Waterfront Park	$500,000
Sunset Beach	Brunswick	Majestic Oaks Land Acquisition	$500,000
Wrightsville Beach	New Hanover	Wrightsville Beach Park Facility Improvements	$397,538
Calabash	Brunswick	Calabash Waterfront Park	$500,000
Gastonia	Gaston	Linwood Springs Redevelopment	$500,000
Kinston	Lenoir	Emma Webb Park	$500,000
Belville	Brunswick	Brunswick Riverwalk Extension	$500,000
Swain	Swain	Swain County Recreation Park Aquatics Center Improvements	$500,000
Yancey County	Yancey	Ray Cort Park Renovation	$350,000
Aulander	Bertie	Aulander Municipal Park Phase 2	$142,650
Dunn	Harnett	Clarence Lee Tart Park – Phase 2	$200,000
Snow Hill	Greene	Splash Pad Recreation Facility	$300,000

39 Awards	Total	$17,074,366 Funds Awarded

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