This 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) provides $155,727 to the Trail of Tears Association to enhance volunteer efforts that increase public access, recreation, and retracement opportunities along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and related sites. The project focuses on interpretation, preservation, and protection of the trail's resources through communication,...
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 $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 U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $199,982 Cooperative Agreement on September 25, 2025 to the Santa Fe Trail Association under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The project focuses on enhancing the association's volunteer efforts to increase public access, recreation, and retracement opportunities along the Santa Fe National Historic Trail and related sites through interpretation, preservation, and protection of the trail's...
The National Park Service awarded a $322,666.66 Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization, to rehabilitate the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (NATT) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The project objectives include repairing or replacing trail bridges, boardwalks, and equestrian hitching posts, as well as restoring trail tread, installing water diversion barriers, removing overgrown vegetation and downed...
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 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 $101,950 Cooperative Agreement under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) to the Old Spanish Trail Association (OSTA), a non-profit organization based in Corrales, New Mexico. The funding supports OSTA's efforts to administer, develop, and maintain the Old Spanish National Historic Trail for public recreational use and historical appreciation. Key activities include identifying and marking the historic...
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...