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Parks Board says grant awards will fund Bear Trap Meadows shelter and archery targets
Summary
The Parks Board confirmed partial and full grant awards that will fund a shelter at Bear Trap Meadows and new archery-range targets; board members described reimbursement and receipts-based grant requirements and said work will start after official approval notices.
The Parks Board announced it received partial and full grant awards to support upcoming park projects, including a shelter at Bear Trap Meadows and new archery-range targets.
Chair (speaker 1) said the board was awarded roughly two-thirds of the funding requested from the outdoor recreation council to build the Bear Trap Meadows shelter and that the board received 100% of its $70,000 request for archery-range targets from Easton. “We were awarded two-thirds of what we requested from the outdoor brick council for the Beartrap Meadows shelter,” the Chair said, adding, “We received 100% of our request for the archery range targets, $70,000 from Easton.”
The Chair explained the grants differ in structure: one requires the county to submit receipts for reimbursement while another sends funds upfront and asks the county to account for expenditures. “The Eastern grant… will send us some money, but we have to send them all the receipts. …the outdoor rec grant is a reimbursable grant,” the Chair said.
Staff confirmed the Central Wyoming Trail Alliance (CWTA) also received a partial award of $30,000 for trail work on county property connected to the Bear Trap area; staff said they could not recall which specific trail segment was funded. The board said the awards were smaller than requested because funders reduced awards to spread limited funds across more top-ranked projects.
Board members said they plan to move forward with project planning and coordination with CWTA once formal approval notices arrive. The projects are subject to the terms of each grant, including documentation and reimbursement requirements, and the board said it will publicize project drafts and timelines when they are available.
Next steps: the board will await formal notification of award status and begin procurement and coordination with partner organizations once grant conditions and reimbursement rules are clear.
