Federal grants to Mississippi Park Connection
Mississippi Park Connection in Saint Paul, Minnesota received $1.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 11 awards. Its largest program was Natural Resource Stewardship, with $1.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $148,603.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.7 million
- Awards11
- Awarded in FY 2025$148,603
- Largest award$635,000
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 2 | $38,000 |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $447,500 |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $1.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $33,500 |
| FY 2025 | 4 | $148,603 |
Programs that fund Mississippi Park Connection
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resource Stewardship | 3 | $1.3 million |
| National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | 8 | $429,103 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Interior | 11 | $1.7 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The natural resource stewardship program is the principle means through which the national park service (NPS) evaluates and improves the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine and coastal resources, sustains biological communities on the lands and waters in parks, and actively endeavors to imp | Natural Resource Stewardship | August 4, 2023 | $635,000 |
| Purpose of award (summary of the goals and objectives of the project): shoreline along the upper Mississippi will be enhanced through the removal of infected trees and the replanting of more resilient species. Management of invasive plants such as buckthorn, narrowleaf bittercress, and honeysuckle w | Natural Resource Stewardship | March 29, 2022 | $440,000 |
| The natural resource stewardship program is the principle means through which the national park service nps evaluates and improves the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine and coastal resources, sustains biological communities on the lands and waters in parks, and actively endeavors to impro | Natural Resource Stewardship | September 16, 2022 | $185,500 |
| This program supports projects that further the mission of the national park service and efforts in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability that are not covered under other specific financial assistance programs this agreement will coordinate with pro | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | September 14, 2022 | $150,000 |
| P19AC00154, miss, Mississippi park connection, paddle bike share cooperative agreement, FY19, $15,000.00 | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | March 19, 2021 | $55,000 |
| Providing opportunities and support for volunteerism ca - miss | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | May 14, 2021 | $50,500 |
| The recipient will facilitate tribal consultation, tribal relationship building, and public programs and events that highlight the assets of the Mississippi national river recreational area. The recipient will help facilitate consultation meetings the nps will hold with 22 affiliated tribes. These c | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | August 8, 2025 | $48,000 |
| Recipient and park will co-manage the volunteer-in-parks (VIP) program to engage people of all ages and backgrounds in meaningful and mutually beneficial volunteer opportunities within the Mississippi national river and recreation area (MISS) corridor. The vip program will hold a volunteer appreciat | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | August 19, 2025 | $45,000 |
| This project will increase recreation in the Mississippi national river and recreation area through Mississippi river paddle share. Mississippi park connection will operate Mississippi river paddle share and provide kayaking programming to the general public on the Mississippi river. | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | July 14, 2025 | $30,000 |
| The project will be a collaborative effort between Mississippi park connection and the Mississippi national river and recreation area to conduct wildlife and plant surveys at mni owe sni. The recipient will conduct plant surveys on forbs, grasses, wetland, shrubs, and trees. The recipient will provi | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education | July 17, 2025 | $25,603 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Mississippi Park Connection get?
$1.7 million in 11 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Mississippi Park Connection the most?
The Department of the Interior, with $1.7 million in 11 awards.
What is Mississippi Park Connection's largest federal grant?
$635,000 under Natural Resource Stewardship, with its first action in the period on August 4, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Mississippi Park Connection?
Its largest are Natural Resource Stewardship and National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education.
Other grant recipients in Saint Paul
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Department of Commerce Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Health
- The State of Minnesota of Employment & Economic Development
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
- Judiciary Courts of State of Minnesota
- Minnesota Public Facilities Authority
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