July 3, 2019
The Recreation Conservation Funding Board approved $126 million in funding for outdoor recreation projects across Washington–including $85 million in WWRP grants!
Excerpt: $126 million dollars is being given out to build and keep up things like parks, sports fields and trails. Washington’s Recreation and Conservation Funding board announced the grants Tuesday. A big chunk will be used in Eastern Washington.
The money will help fund over 300 projects across the state of Washington. The projects range anywhere from building a small park to putting in a sports complex.
[…] outdoor recreation drives Washington’s economy. Parks and Recreation accounts for more than $21 billion dollars worth of economic activity and supports nearly $200,000 jobs.Read the full piece on NBC Right Now.