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

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The National Park Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Santa Fe Trail Association in the amount of $209,982.00, effective September 25, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the National Trails System Projects program (CFDA 15.935). The award funds enhanced volunteer efforts and public engagement activities along the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, a multi-state historic route. Specific products and services include increased public access and recreation opportunities through trail interpretation and retracement programming, preservation and resource protection activities, and expansion of volunteer coordination and management capabilities.

Project deliverables encompass communication and outreach initiatives targeting multi-state trail communities and the general public, public events and educational programming, and enhanced trail access for diverse beneficiary groups including the general public, state and local governmental entities, landowners, and private organizations. The award includes an emphasis on USA250th commemorative activities scheduled for Fiscal Year 2026. The Santa Fe Trail Association, a nonprofit organization based in Larned, Kansas, serves as the primary implementer, leveraging this federal funding to support long-term preservation and interpretation of this nationally significant historic trail.

15.935: national trails system projects SAM.GOV link: click here for the SAM.GOV assistance listing 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 national trails system objectives are to 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 santa FE trail associations volunteer efforts to increase public access, recreation and retracement opportunities along the santa FE national historic trail 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. Beneficiaries include the general public, states and or their political subdivisions, landowners, private organizations, or individuals.