15.935: national trails system projects SAM.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listing template: the national trails system objectives preserve, protect, and develop the components of the…

The National Park Service awarded the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) a Cooperative Agreement totaling $539,688.50 under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935) on September 25, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. OCTA will enhance volunteer efforts to increase public access, recreation, and interpretive opportunities along the Oregon and California National Historic Trails and related sites. Key deliverables include preserving and protecting trail resources, developing interpretive programming, and facilitating volunteer-led trail maintenance and development activities across multi-state trail communities.

The project emphasizes public outreach and engagement through communication initiatives, interpretive events, and educational activities designed to highlight the national historic trails to the general public and local communities. OCTA will place particular emphasis on USA250th commemorative programming in fiscal year 2026. The cooperative agreement directly benefits the general public, state and local governments, private landowners, and trail-related organizations by expanding recreational access and enhancing the preservation of these significant historic transportation corridors critical to understanding westward expansion in the United States.

15.935: national trails system projects SAM.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listing template: the national trails system objectives preserve, protect, and develop the components of the national trails system, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement through financial assistance agreements to operate, develop, and maintain any portion of such a trail either within or outside a federally administered area. The project focuses on enhancing oregon and california trails associations volunteer efforts to increase public access, recreation and retracement opportunities along the oregon and california national historic trails and related sites through interpretation, and for preservation and protection of the resources. Project activities will highlight the national historic trail to the public and multi-state trail communities through communication, events, and other outreach opportunities and will include an emphasis on USA250TH in FY26. Beneficiaries include the general public, states and or their political subdivisions, landowners, private organizations, or individuals.