Congresswoman Brown Announces Federal Parks Funding for Cleveland Metroparks and City of Cleveland

Cleveland, OH– Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Biden-Harris Administration announce two federal grants awarded to Cleveland Metroparks and the City of Cleveland through the Department of Interior’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program, established and funded through the Department of Interior’s Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Cleveland Metroparks has been awarded $2,000,000 for Forest Hill Park Restoration and the City of Cleveland has been awarded $461,332 for the Clark Avenue Park Project.

“We all deserve access to parks, playgrounds, green spaces, and nature,” said Congresswoman Shontel Brown. “I am proud to announce that federal money is headed to Northeast Ohio, funding that is going to have real local impact in Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, supporting everything from baseball fields to playgrounds. Thank you to the Biden-Harris Administration for selecting not one, but two local projects for funding, which reflects the White House’s commitment to supporting Northeast Ohio and diverse urban communities across the country.”

The grant for the Forest Hill Park Restoration project will fund repairs to park infrastructure in Forest Hill Park in Cleveland Heights, as well as repairs and replaces a baseball dugout and bleachers, and adds a press box, scoreboard, lighting and fencing.

The grant for the City of Cleveland’s Clark Avenue Park Project will fund two distinct park areas including a playground, swing set, splash pad, ornamental fencing, charging station, and plaza with benches, game tables and seat walls. The secondary park space features a plaza with picnic tables, and an open use playfield.

The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program provides matching grants to cities for park projects in underserved communities. These investments enable urban communities to create new outdoor recreation spaces and reinvigorate existing parks.

Since its inception in 1965, the LWCF State and Local Assistance Program has funded more than 46,000 projects in every county in the country. The LWCF supports increased public access to and protection for federal public lands and waters — including national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and recreation areas — and provides matching grants to state governments for the acquisition and development of public parks and other outdoor recreation sites.

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