The Oregon Department of Transportation received a $730,081.88 Formula Grant award on July 18, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program. The funding will support the construction of approximately 4.6 miles of new shared use and mountain bike optimized downhill trails at the Thurston Hills Natural Area. The Recreational Trails Program provides funds to states to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related...
The Oregon Department of Transportation received a $216,181 Formula Grant award on August 19, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The grant was awarded under the Recreational Trails Program (RTP, CFDA 20.219) to expand the paved trailhead parking at the Umpqua Dunes off-highway vehicle staging area by 14 parking spots. The RTP aim is to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail facilities for both motorized and non-motorized recreational use....
The Oregon Parks & Recreation Department (OPRD) was awarded a $139,480 Formula Grant on October 28, 2021 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The grant will fund OPRD's recreational trail administration charges for federal fiscal year 2022 to support the development and maintenance of recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses across Oregon....
The Oregon Department of Transportation received a $298,264.40 Formula Grant award on April 18, 2022 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The funding will support the Trillium Lake Recreation Improvement Project to replace approximately 460 feet of deteriorated boardwalk on Trillium Lake Loop Trail #761. The Recreational Trails Program provides funds to states to develop and maintain recreational trails and...
The Oregon Parks & Recreation Department (OPRD) was awarded $139,480 under the Recreational Trails Program Formula Grant administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The grant funds will support OPRD's recreational trail administration charges for federal fiscal year 2023. The Recreational Trails Program provides funds to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail...
The Oregon Department of Transportation received a $157,750.97 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on March 27, 2023 under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The funding will support planning, design, and construction of a new accessible trail along the Umatilla River in Oregon to replace an existing 10-foot wide trail. The new trail will meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements to improve accessibility and reduce erosion....
The State Police Oregon Department is the awardee of a $312,708 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The award will support the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division, which operates the state's only full-service forensic laboratory system. Grant funds will be used to provide overtime pay to help reduce the division's growing toxicology backlog, which has...
The Oregon Department of Transportation received a $137,226 Formula Grant award on February 14, 2023 from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding supports the Recreational Trails Program and will be used to complete Phase 2 of enhancements to the Willamette River Water Trail by installing navigational and trail signage, picnic tables, and fire rings. As the state agency responsible for overseeing outdoor recreation, the Oregon Department of Transportation...
This $183,050.25 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) will fund Phase One of a multi-phase project to expand the Cline Butte and Cascade View mountain bike trail systems in Oregon. The project scope includes building new trail, rerouting existing trails, constructing a trailhead, and adding signage. The Oregon Department of Transportation is the primary grant awardee, and the Oregon Department of State Parks and Recreation will...
The Oregon Department of Transportation was awarded a $676,625 Formula Grant on July 28, 2022 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219). The grant funds will be used to purchase a winter trail groomer for operation by the Tollgate Trailfinders and the Oregon State Snowmobile Association. The Recreational Trails Program provides funding to develop and maintain recreational trails and facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational...