NEWS RELEASE:
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s (Garrison Diversion) Recreation Committee awarded matching recreation grants to 22 projects, totaling $622,894.
“It’s exciting that Garrison Diversion can help beautify and improve recreation amenities across the state through the Matching Recreation Grant Program,” says committee chairman Bruce Klein. “We’re proud to support the needs of our member counties and give back to them through this program.”
The following counties received Matching Recreation Grant funds in the spring of 2025:
• Barnes County –$34,700 to Barnes and Ransom Counties to continue developing the Sheyenne River Water Trail
• Bottineau County – $5,571 to Bottineau County to install a vault toilet at the Carbury Dam Recreation Area; $50,000 to Bottineau County to purchase a snow system for Winter Park; $1,195 to the City of Souris to purchase park benches for the city park
• Burleigh County – $16,000 to Bismarck Parks & Recreation to install a playground at General Sibley Park; $28,699 to the Burleigh County Water Resource District to create an accessible playground area at McDowell Dam
• Cass County – $50,000 to Mapleton Park Board to create the new Ashmoor Glen Park; $50,000 to the City of Reile’s Acres for the Reile’s Park Revitalization project; $50,000 to the Fargo Park District to develop the SW Regional Pond Recreation Area
• Dickey County – $460 to the Dickey County Park Board to purchase a picnic table for Wilson Dam
• Eddy County – $25,000 to construct new restrooms at the Eddy County Fairgrounds; $2,473 for the Jim Johnson Park bathroom renovation
• Grand Forks County – $39,560 to the Grand Forks Park District to construct a new playground at Elks Park
• McLean County – $50,000 to the City of Mercer for the Mercer Community Center building project
• Ramsey County – $43,977 to the Devils Lake Park District for the Merle Baisch Memorial Wheelchair Ramp project; $50,000 to the Ramsey County Fair Board for retractable bleachers at the Ramsey County Fairgrounds multi-purpose building
• Ransom County – $25,688 to the Lisbon Park District for multiple improvements at Sandager Park
• Sargent County – $19,097 to the Sargent County Park Board to construct a new bathhouse on the south side of the Silver Lake Recreation Area
• Stutsman County – $6,209 to Jamestown Parks & Recreation for the lighting project at Jack Brown Stadium; $4,000 to the Medina City Park to install water hookups at the campsites
• Traill County – $20,265 to the Mayville Park District to create a skate park in Mayville
• Ward County – $50,000 to the Kenmare Park District to assist with the construction of a splash pad
Garrison Diversion dedicates two-tenths of its mill levy to the Matching Recreation Grant Program. Funds from this program have been awarded to install new playground equipment and develop parks, campground facilities and walking paths, among other projects. Throughout the life of the program, over $9 million has been awarded to recreation projects.
The fall deadline, September 2, is the next chance to apply for grant funds.
For additional information regarding the Matching Recreation Grant Program, please visit www.garrisondiversion.org or contact Garrison Diversion at 701.652.3194.