Cooperative Agreement P20AC00614

The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $157,950 Cooperative Agreement under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to the Trail Of Tears Association. The funding will support the Association's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail through September 2025. Key activities include volunteer coordination, trail maintenance, interpretive signage installation, route refinement, and stakeholder engagement to enhance public...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) provides $155,727 to the Trail Of Tears Association to enhance public access, recreation, and historical retracement opportunities along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The project focuses on increasing volunteer engagement and supporting the association's efforts to preserve, protect, and interpret the trail through activities such as trail maintenance,...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) received a $114,888 Formula Grant award on September 26, 2023 from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.219 Recreational Trails Program) to construct a 3-mile, 3-foot wide single track trail called the Heartbreak Ridge Extension (HREX) in the Grandfather District of Pisgah National Forest. The project will connect the popular Heartbreak Ridge Trail to other trails in the Old Fort Trail Complex, allowing users to experience one of the...

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County was awarded $573,960.76 on May 18, 2022 through the Recreational Trails Program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The Formula Grant funding will support improvements to the Tinley Creek Trail, including resurfacing three miles of trail and enhancing accessibility at two trailhead parking lots. Specifically, the District will conduct minor upgrades to trail access gates, implement ADA improvements in...

This $250,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.219 Recreational Trails Program) will fund the construction of approximately 1,400 feet of 10-foot-wide concrete multi-use trail through the proposed TREC Park in Effingham County, Illinois. This project represents the third phase of a looped trail system within the 55-acre TREC Park area. The new trail segment will connect to existing concrete trails, providing walkers, runners,...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation received a $250,000 Formula Grant award on September 26, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The grant was awarded under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219), which provides funds to states to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized recreational uses. Specifically, the funding will support the construction of a new trail called the...

The City of North Las Vegas will extend its multi-use Beltway Trail from Decatur Boulevard to North 5th Street under a $5.9 million cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Nevada Region. The project will construct approximately 4.5 miles of asphalt trail with lighting, interpretive signage, wayfinding signage, regulatory signage, benches and landscaping with native drought-tolerant plants. This trail extension represents the first...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) received a $181,211.82 Formula Grant award on September 25, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). This funding will support surface repairs and improvements on 1 mile of the Tinley Creek Trail Black Spur located in unincorporated Cook County, Illinois. The project includes resurfacing the 10-foot wide asphalt trail, as well as upgrading the parking...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) received a $1,926,600 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.219 Recreational Trails Program) on September 25, 2023. The grant will fund the construction of approximately 3.5 miles of an 8-foot wide crushed stone looped trail in the Three Oaks Recreation Area. This trail will connect to the existing 26-mile Prairie Trail, providing users access to neighboring cities such as Algonquin and Richmond. Additionally, the...

This $177,400 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219), will fund engineering services, materials, and labor for trail rehabilitation work along the Squirrel Creek Trail in Illinois. Specifically, the grant will cover design and plans to replace two bridges, removal and replacement of Bridge #7, removal and replacement of four other bridges with culverts, and drainage and trail surface improvements...