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Grants Make Montana Playgrounds More Accessible

Grants Make Montana Playgrounds More Accessible
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Grants Make Montana Playgrounds More Accessible

Montana State Parks has a new program to make playgrounds more accessible to children with disabilities.

The agency started taking applications Tuesday for grants that will help provide funding for communities to renovate and improve playgrounds, making them safer and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Tom Reilly with Montana State Parks says the grants will help ease the cost of fixing playgrounds.

“There’s a lot of old stuff out there," said Reilly. "And the new stuff is expensive to buy and install.”

State Representative Jean Price of Great Falls assembled $100,000 for the grant program in this year’s legislative session.

Municipalities and school districts can apply for grants of up to $10,000, which can be used in coordination with other funds for larger projects. The application period ends January 17, 2018.

To view or download the Montana Accessible Playgrounds Grant application, guidelines and scoring criteria, visit the Montana State Parks website.

Maxine is the All Things Considered host and reporter for MTPR. She got her start at MTPR as a Montana News intern. She has also worked at KUNC in Northern Colorado and for Pacific Standard magazine as an editorial fellow covering wildfire and the environment.
Maxine graduated from the University of Montana with a master's degree in natural resource journalism and has a degree in creative writing from Vassar College. When she’s not behind the microphone you can find Maxine skiing, hiking with her not-so-well-behaved dogs, or lost in a book.
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