LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will consider grant award recommendations for various outdoor recreation projects at a meeting next week in Lincoln.

The 2015 Land and Water Conservation Fund Stateside Assistance Program provides funding for community outdoor recreation projects across the state. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, ball fields, soccer fields, picnic facilities, playgrounds, park acquisition and development, shelter houses and trails. The program provides reimbursable matching grants for 50 percent of project costs.

Among the recommendations commission staff members are expected to make on Thursday will be $30,000 to build three handicapped-accessible fishing piers in Lexington, $100,000 to replace an existing playground and walkways in Omaha, and $84,750 to build a new splash pad in Firth.