The Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities program provides funding to develop and manage recreation opportunities for such activities as cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain bicycling, hunting, fishing, sightseeing, motorcycling, and riding all-terrain and four-wheel drive vehicles.
Donor Name: Reservation and Conservation Office
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $200,000
Details:
A portion of the funding also is available for education and enforcement programs that encourage environmentally responsible use of the outdoors and for helping to minimize conflict between visitors through positive management techniques.
Except for off-road vehicle facilities, activities supported by this program must be accessed via a non-highway road, which is a public road that was not built or maintained with gasoline tax funding. Non-highway roads are found most often in state and national forests and national parks.
Funding Information
Grant Amount $200,000.
Eligible Projects
- Contacting NOVA users and groups in the field to encourage responsible recreational behaviors
- Providing information and education materials
- Protecting resources and facilities
- Employing law enforcement staff and purchasing some equipment, both of which must be dedicated to NOVA enforcement and education activities
Typical Projects
- Building, renovating, and rerouting trails
- Maintaining trails and associated campgrounds and trailheads
- Operating off-road vehicle parks
- Education of trail users
Criteria
- Local agencies
- Special purpose districts, such as park districts and port districts
- Native American tribes
- State agencies
- Federal agencies
- Nonprofit off-road vehicle organizations
Special purpose districts means port, public utility, or park and recreation districts or other political subdivisions of the state that provide services to less than the entire state. The special purpose district must be legally authorized to acquire and develop public open space, habitat, farmlands, riparian habitat, or recreation facilities.
For more information, visit Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities Program.
