INDIANAPOLIS — Indy Parks and The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis have announced a $10-million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to transform the 25-acre Reverend Mozel Sanders Park with inspiration from the Haughville Riverfront Vision Plan. Selected as one of eight projects nationally of the Bezos Earth Fund’s Greening America’s Cities initiative, the project will plant more than 400 trees, restore native wetlands, build two miles of new trails, and add a community farm and orchard, multi-use fields, sports courts, gathering lawns, and essential park infrastructure.
New trails will connect directly to the Central White River Trail and the regional greenway network, knitting Haughville into the broader citywide and regional park system. The total project budget is $10.6 million, including $600,000 from the Indy Parks Capital Budget.
The grant will be administered by Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) as fiscal sponsor for The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis, while Indy Parks will lead the project’s execution. Design and engineering will begin this fall, with construction set to begin in 2027 and substantial completion expected in 2029.
