The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has awarded $2 million in State Trail Program grants to help fund 16 recreational trail projects around the state. The grants were made possible when the state opted out of the Federal Recreational Trails Program in 2012 so more funding would be available for the overall pool of transportation alternatives.
Although none were awarded in Reno County, two were granted for projects in Pratt County.
That included the Pratt B-29 Museum and the B-29 Museum Interpretive Trail. This at a cost of 31-thousand, 216-dollars. The museum is located north of Pratt in U-S 281.
The other grant for was the city of Pratt in Linear Park, for a Green Sports Complex. This at a cost of 66-thousand, 760-dollars.
The department will participate in the Federal Recreational Trails Program for federal fiscal year 2013. The application deadline is September 1, 2013. Application forms are available on the KDWPT website at www.ksoutdoors.com/news/State-Parks/Grants.