The National Park Service Intermountain Region awarded a $142,616.22 Cooperative Agreement grant through the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to Friends of the Texas Historical Commission. The purpose is to preserve, protect, and develop the components of the National Trails System, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement. Through this funding, Friends of the Texas Historical Commission will strengthen the connections between the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $208,431 Cooperative Agreement under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to the Santa Fe Trail Association. The award, dated September 15, 2024, supports the association's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. Key activities include encouraging private and public sector participation in trail acquisition, planning, development, protection, operation, and...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award P24AC02317, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935), totals $146,915 and aims to enhance volunteer efforts to improve public access, recreation, and retracement opportunities along the Oregon and California National Historic Trails. The award recipient, the Oregon-California Trails Association, a non-profit organization based in Independence, Missouri, will...
The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $161,255.15 Cooperative Agreement to American YouthWorks, a non-profit organization, to engage youth in community conservation and recreation initiatives under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting outreach to identify communities that would benefit from recreation and conservation planning assistance through the NPS...
This $279,296 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: P24AC02453) was awarded by the National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to the Partnership For The National Trails System Inc., a non-profit organization based in Austin, Texas. The funding will support the organization's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop components of the National Trails System, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement, from September 2024 through September 2026. Key...
The Texas Department of Transportation received a $376,423.82 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on April 20, 2021 under the Recreational Trails Program. The funding will support the construction of approximately 10 miles of new off-highway vehicle trails, restrooms, picnic shelters, signage, fencing, and resource surveys and engineering work at the San Felipe Park in El Paso County, Texas. The Recreational Trails Program, administered by the...
The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a $147,866 Cooperative Agreement (Grant ID: P24AC01947, CFDA 15.011 Experienced Services Program) to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions), a non-profit organization. Through this agreement, NEW Solutions will place an experienced worker at the NPS National Trails Office to assist in developing travel itineraries for up to ten National Historic Trails, creating content and selecting images for websites and social media, and...
This $250,000.00 Formula Grant awarded on August 4, 2023 by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) will fund the construction of a 0.19 mile +/- multipurpose trail along the Frio River in McMullen County, Texas. The project includes the installation of benches, picnic units, signage, a trailhead, and engineering work, as well as resource surveys. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), a state government agency,...
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 $699,095.00 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) provides funding to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for administrative costs associated with the Recreational Trails Program in Texas. The Recreational Trails Program supports the development, maintenance, and enhancement of recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized use across the United States. This...