$600,000 Available For Trails In Montana

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If your trails club or agency needs money to create, complete, renovate or maintain a recreational trail, Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has money to help get the job done! The Recreational Trails Program, one part of the 1998 Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA 21), will provide $600,000 for Montana trails. FWP’s State Parks Division administers these funds with advice from the citizen’s State Trails Advisory Committee. Recreational Trails funds can be used for all types of trails including nonmotorized, motorized, multiple-use, community, rural and back country. Private trail clubs and public agencies are eligible to receive money from this program. Earlier in 1999, FWP provided $486,000 to 66 trail projects. The department also provides advice and assistance with trail design and management. Grant recipients must provide 20 percent of the cost of funded projects from local sources. This can include cash or the value of volunteer labor, donated materials, equipment and supplies. The Recreational Trails Program is one of the more generous cost-share programs currently available. Applications for Recreational Trails Program funds are now available. To request an application, call the FWP State Trail Programs Coordinator’s office at 444-4585 and leave a message with your name and address. Completed applications must be submitted to FWP by December 31, 1999.