The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is seeking applications for its Recreational Trails Program (RTP) to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities.
Donor Name: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000 – $453,567
Details:
Federal Highway Administration and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds make the program possible and mandate allocations to non-motorized, diversified, and motorized trail categories.
Funding Information
- Diversified category – $604,756
- Minimum request – $50,000, maximum request – $350,000
- Non-motorized single-use category – $453,567
- Minimum request – $50,000, maximum request – $300,000
- Motorized category – $453,567
- Minimum request – $50,000, maximum request – $453,567
Eligible Projects
- Construction of new recreational trails (with certain limitations for trails on federal lands);
- Development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages;
- Provision of features that facilitate access and use of trails by persons with disabilities;
- Maintenance and restoration of existing recreational trails;
- Lease of recreational trail construction and maintenance equipment;
- Acquisition of easements and fee simple title to the property for recreational trails or recreational trail corridors; and
- Assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and maintenance.
Recreational trails are defined in the RTP regulations as a thoroughfare or track across land or snow used for recreational purposes. These recreational purposes can include:
- traditional pedestrian-oriented activities such as hiking and jogging;
- skating and skateboarding;
- equestrian activities;
- bicycling and mountain biking;
- activities on water trails such as kayaking and canoeing; and
- motorized recreational activities such as all-terrain, utility-terrain, or other off-road vehicle ridings, motorcycling, motor boating on water trails, and electric biking
Eligibility Criteria
RTP funding may be awarded to any of the following:
- Municipalities (cities, towns, counties, etc.);
- Tribes;
- State agencies (Dept. of Forestry, Wildlife Resources, etc.);
- Federal government agencies (combined total of RTP funds and matching federal agency funds cannot exceed 95% of the project cost in certain circumstances);
- Other government entities (regional park authorities, etc.);
- Non-profit organizations [requires letters of support from the landowner (if property not owned by the applicant) and local government body].
- If selected, non-profit organizations may be asked to provide additional financial records and documentation on land use agreements.
For more information, visit Virginia Recreational Trails Program.
