Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comments from the Grapevine Parks and Recreation Department. The cities of Grapevine, Lewisville and McKinney are among the 38 Texas communities to receive a local park grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department announced March 20 it had awarded a total of $16.2 million in local park grants to communities across the state. These competitive grants help fund indoor and outdoor recreational projects. These projects are required to create or improve parks facilities, such as nature trails, playgrounds, dog parks, sports fields and more, a TPWD news statement said. These grants are awarded contingent that the recipient much match the funds and put it toward the project. Once funded, all grant-assisted projects must be dedicated as parkland, properly maintained and open to the public, the statement said.