Virginia Record
Richmond
Medium PriorityParks Recopen

$1.8M in grant funding for parks, cemeteries, recovery services

Summary

The committee teed up roughly $1.8 million in outside grants for Council approval: $1 million for Broad Rock Creek Park, $611,807 for opioid abatement, $69,920 for historic African American cemetery preservation, and $150,000 for Recovery Court substance-use services.

At a glance

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Last discussed Jun 17, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Adds about $1.8 million in grant funds to special fund budgets with no local match noted.

✅Who benefits

South Side park users, families of those buried in historic cemeteries, and residents recovering from opioid addiction.

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