Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is a competitive grant program that offers funding for quality public trail projects throughout New Hampshire.
Donor Name: New Hampshire State Parks
State: New Hampshire
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/16/2023
Size of the Grant: $8,000-$80,000
Details:
Funds for this program are derived from federal gas taxes paid on the non-highway recreation fuel used in off-highway vehicles, including snowmobiles, ATV’s, off-highway motorcycles and four-wheel drive light utility vehicles. This grant program is reimbursement based and requires a 20% local match by the grantee. The grant program is administered by the Bureau of Trails (BOT) part of the NH Division of Parks & Recreation within the NH Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Limited grants are available for motorized, non-motorized and diversified trails.
Program Funding
Each grant year’s appropriated program funds are divided between three trail categories:
- 30% for Motorized trail projects including, but not limited to, snowmobiles, trail bikes, ATVs, UTVs and 4X4 vehicles.
- 30% for Non-motorized trail projects including, but is not limited to, pedestrians, hikers, skiers, bicyclists, equestrians, snowshoes & mushers.
- 40% for Diversified trail include projects shared by one or more users in both the Motorized and Non-motorized categories.
Grant Limits and Requirements
Applicants may submit a request for grants between $8,000-$80,000 for A, B, C, D, projects. For G projects the grant amount is between $3,000-$10,000. Each sponsoring organization may submit up to 2 applications, but may not request more than $80,000 total per grant year. No more than one sponsor may request a grant for a single project.
The RTP requires that a matching contribution be pledged. Applicants must first consider the total value of the project before determining what the requested grant and pledged match amounts will be. For each individual project the maximum RTP share is $80,000, or 80% of the total project value (whichever comes first). The applicant must pledge a minimum of 20% of the total project value (NOT 20% OF THE GRANT REQUEST).
Eligible Projects
RTP funds may be used for:
- Maintenance and Restoration of Existing Trails
- Development and Rehabilitation of Trailside and Trailhead Facilities/linkages
- Purchase and Lease of Trail Construction and Maintenance Equipment
- Construction of New Trails
- Educational projects for trail safety and/or environmental education
Eligible Applicants
- Private Organizations (registered with the NH Secretary of State)
- Non-Profit Organizations (registered with the NH Secretary of State)
- Educational Institutions/Universities (registered with the NH Secretary of State)
- Municipalities
- State Agencies
- Federal Agencies
For more information, visit New Hampshire State Parks.
