Indiana
(This list does not include Recovery Action Program planning
grants.)
Project Sponsor: Bloomington
Project Name: Crestmont Park
Federal Share: $50,694
Fiscal Year: 1979
Description: Renovated pool, bathhouse, installed
playground equipment, drinking fountains, replaced lighting,
and created area for senior citizens.
Project Sponsor: Bloomington
Project Name: Westside Community Center
Federal Share: $249,999
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Renovated interior and exterior
of recreation center.
Project Sponsor: Elkhart
Project Name: Tolson Park Golden Angels Program
Federal Share: $50,000
Fiscal Year: 1994
Description: A unique program where senior
citizens use the Tolson Park Youth Center during school hours,
in exchange for supervising youth after school at the center.
Project Sponsor: Evansville
Project Name: Four Swimming Pools
Federal Share: $232,652
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Renovated Howell Park Pool,
Helfrich Park Pool, Lorraine Park Pool, and Garvin Park Pool.
Project Sponsor: Evansville
Project Name: Park Alert Program
Federal Share: $264,004
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Created a neighborhood watch
program for parks, a Junior Ranger Program - a school educational
program in cooperation with the school system, and a Park
Ranger program - hired five park rangers with police powers
and rangers also assisted with the Junior Ranger Program.
Project Sponsor: Evansville
Project Name: Citizens Action Program
Federal Share: $124,670
Fiscal Year: 1982
Description: Created a partnership approach
that involved citizens in park maintenance, and provided matching
grants to neighborhoods that demonstrated self-sufficiency
in park maintenance and management. Also created a maintenance
review board who made final decisions on all maintenance work
for parks under the care of citizens.
Project Sponsor: Evansville
Project Name: Garvin Park and C.K. Newsome
Community Center
Federal Share: $300,000
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Garvin Park - excavated Evansmere
Lake, and made access improvements which included curb cuts,
paved trails, and fishing pier. C.K. Newsom Community Center
- renovated the roof, interior ceiling, heating and air conditioning
system.
Project Sponsor: Fort Wayne
Project Name: Seven Recreation Areas
Federal Share: $210,000
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: East Swinney Park - install
sewer to drain tennis facility and restrooms. Brackenridge
Playlot - installed playground equipment and disabled access
improvements. Turple Playlot - installed playground equipment.
Hamilton Park - replaced restroom which was destroyed by fire.
Hanna Homestead Park - replaced roof on play shelter, renovated
restrooms installed playground equipment, and fence. McCormick
Park - renovated recreation building, and park lot, installed
new playground equipment. McMillen Park - renovated swimming
pool.
Project Sponsor: Fort Wayne
Project Name: Memorial Park Swimming Pool
Bathhouse
Federal Share: $103,256
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Replace roof on bathhouse and
upgrade interior of building.
Project Sponsor: Gary
Project Name: Washington, Howe and Hatcher
Parks
Federal Share: $152,460
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Renovated swimming pools.
Project Sponsor: Gary
Project Name: Buffington Park
Federal Share: $250,000
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of Buffington Park
includes the swimming pool, bathhouse, and playground, picnic
area and shelter, landscaping, new park furniture, and repair
existing paths and walkways.
Project Sponsor: Hammond
Project Name: Civic Center
Federal Share: $223,125
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Renovated civic center, handball
courts, three outside stairways, and one interior emergency
stairway. Removed natural gas pipes from building.
Project Sponsor: Indianopolis
Project Name: Municipal Gardens Community
Center and White River Recreation Corridor
Federal Share: $525,000
Fiscal Year: 1980
Description: Renovated Municipal Gardens
Community Center and boat/fishing dock, parking lot, converted
closed road into hike/bike trail, replaced small boat tie-up
and beach on west bank of White River, and renovated boat
landing in Riverside Park on east bank.
Project Sponsor: Indianapolis
Project Name: Watkins and Reodius Community
Centers
Federal Share: $437,500
Fiscal Year: 1983
Description: Watkins Community Center - renovated
roof, doors, windows, gym floors, and electrical system. Rhodius
Community Center - renovated roof, interior of center building,
and parking lot.
Project Sponsor: Indianapolis
Project Name: Build a Park - Youth Conservation
Corps
Federal Share: $99,960
Fiscal Year: 1992
Description: Created a Youth Conservation
Corps summer recreation and work program. Sixty 14-17 year
old teens served in two week sessions. Programming included
citizenship, community service, self awarness, physical fitness.
Project renovated an old portion of a zoo in George Washington
Park and converted the zoo area into an environmental education
area.
Project Sponsor: Indianapolis
Project Name: Willard Park
Federal Share: $500,000
Fiscal Year: 2001
Description: Renovation of swimming pool,
bathhouse and concession area, remove unused road bed, move
basketball court, down-size and repair parking lot, trail,
and family activity center.
Project Sponsor: Indianapolis
Project Name: Martin Luther King Park
Federal Share: $507,500
Fiscal Year: 2002
Description: Renovate swimming pool, bathhouse,
ballfield, landscaping, and fencing.
Project Sponsor: Kokomo
Project Name: Carver Community Center
Federal Share: $250,000
Fiscal Year: 1991
Description: Renovated community center building.
Project Sponsor: Muncie
Project Name: Tuhey Swimming Pool
Federal Share: $385,000
Fiscal Year: 1981
Description: Renovated swimming pool and
bathhouse. Constructed a baby pool and installed fence.
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