Project Grant 10CS11094419047

The Missouri Department of Transportation was awarded $295,115.36 on September 6, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The funding will support resurfacing and rehabilitation of two sections of the paved Babler Bicycle Trail in St. Louis County and Wildwood totaling approximately 7,125 feet. Work will include a 2.5-inch asphalt overlay, widening the trail to 10 feet where feasible, replacing three culverts,...

The National Park Service awarded a $178,933.33 Cooperative Agreement on June 4, 2025 under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) to Conservation Legacy, a non-profit organization operating under the name Southwest Conservation Corps. The agreement funds a project to rehabilitate the 3-mile Bullhead Trail within a national park by addressing safety issues such as exposed roots, erosion, and failing trail structures. The National Park Service trail crew...

The Metropolitan Park And Recreation District (The Great Rivers Greenway District) was awarded a $19,491,061 Project Grant from the Federal Highway Administration under the National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE) program (CFDA 20.933) to fund the Brickline Greenway: Fairground Park to Page Boulevard Connector Project. This grant, awarded on September 11, 2024, will support the reconstruction, expansion, and modernization of multimodal transportation infrastructure in the St. Louis, MO...

The National Park Service, through the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (CFDA 15.921), awarded a $1,275,000 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Duluth, MN. The award, effective July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will fund efforts to preserve, protect, and develop components of the National Trails System. Key activities include improving trail design and accessibility, developing recreational programming, and connecting new trail segments to provide greater public...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $241,600 under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) on September 9, 2022 to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The funding will support the construction of 1,500 linear feet of a 5.5-foot wide, 4-inch thick concrete trail around the central lake at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It will also cover the installation of 38 LED walking lights along the trail and the construction of an...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), will fund trail maintenance and construction projects at Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland. The $223,986.66 award to Conservation Legacy, operating as the Southwest Conservation Corps, will utilize two 6-person intern crews to: 1) repair 2 miles of the Chimney Rock Trail by removing hazardous rocks, regrading the trail, and installing...

The National Park Service, through the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), awarded a $154,608 Cooperative Agreement to Conservation Legacy to engage six youth in trail maintenance and rehabilitation projects on Department of the Interior lands. The project will focus on the Kaymoor Miners Trail in West Virginia, with activities including the reconstruction of stone and timber staircases, deferred tread and drainage maintenance, and brushing along...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $410,720 Cooperative Agreement to The Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The agreement will fund two conservation projects on Department of the Interior lands from May 2025 through December 2027. The Wilsons Creek National Battlefield project will rehabilitate 5,272 linear feet of boundary fencing and install new barbed wire fencing to enclose a recently...

The Missouri Department of Transportation received a $258,098.77 Formula Grant award on February 10, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports the Recreational Trails Program, which provides funds to develop and maintain recreational trails and related facilities for nonmotorized and motorized uses. Specifically, Lincoln County and the City of Troy will use the award to construct a 0.864 mile accessible fitness trail in Kiwanis Park. The...

The Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $319,026 Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) formula grant to the District of Columbia Public Works Department (DC Public Works) on September 16, 2025. Through this grant, DC Public Works will partner with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to employ youth crews and adult leaders to improve existing trails and close social/unofficial trails within Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. The project aims...