The Appalachian Trail Conservancy will provide volunteer management and support services under a $100,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Park Service Northeast Region. The goals of the project are to assist the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in managing its extensive volunteer program. Specifically, the Conservancy will coordinate over 5,000 volunteers across 14 states and 30 trail clubs, providing support, administration, training, recruitment, and coordination of volunteer...
This $279,296 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service, under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935), aims to preserve, protect, and develop components of the National Trails System. The primary objectives are to strengthen programs and processes for trail protection, programming, maintenance, and landscape conservation, as well as develop resources and provide trainings on best practices for trail administration, management,...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region awarded a $135,296.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, a non-profit organization, under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The funding supports the Conservancy's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop the Appalachian National Scenic Trail through volunteer engagement, habitat improvements, infrastructure repairs, and youth workforce development. Key services delivered...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935), will provide $849,713 to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to engage volunteers and partners in preserving and protecting natural and cultural resources along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The key products and services to be delivered include high-risk tree removal at 41 trail sites, maintained landscape and trail maintenance...
This $460,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 5, 2023 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) supports the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in protecting, preserving, and developing the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The funded activities include volunteer-based surveys, assessments, and preservation treatments for sensitive species and rare plant communities, inventory and control of invasive...
This $1,242,959.68 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service's National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) supports the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's efforts to preserve, protect, and develop the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The project will engage volunteers and partners in performing physical site assessments, developing treatment plans and designs, and completing planning and design work to support the restoration of facility assets along the Appalachian...
The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $614,172 Cooperative Agreement to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The agreement, which runs from August 2024 to December 2025, funds the Conservancy to perform deferred maintenance and rehabilitation projects on Appalachian Trail facilities and infrastructure across 11 states. Key products and services to be delivered include: Repairing and rehabilitating several miles of heavily...
This cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) provides $215,000 in funding to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to support the preservation, protection, and development of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The agreement, which runs from Jul 24, 2024 to Dec 31, 2027, enables the Conservancy to deliver a range of trail maintenance, resource management, and volunteer coordination...
This $107,591.01 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Park Service under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935), aims to preserve, protect, and develop components of the National Trails System with a focus on volunteer involvement. The award to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC), a council of governments, supports the operations, development, and maintenance of segments of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. The funding enables NVRC to enhance...
The National Park Service awarded a $1,420,919 cooperative agreement to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to preserve and protect natural and cultural resources along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Through June 2025, the Conservancy and sub-awardees Dartmouth College and the Maine Appalachian Trail Club will complete deferred maintenance projects, rehabilitating 21 miles of heavily eroded trail, replacing bridges and...