Snowmobile Program grant applicants (sponsors) can include federal, state, county or municipal agencies, private associations and clubs.  Reimbursement of Snowmobile Program funds will only be approved for project expenditures incurred after the date of the signed project agreement between the project sponsor and FWP.  Not all activities are eligible for funding.  The following is a list of eligible and non-eligible projects.

Eligible

• Operation of trails-related environmental protection, safety and ethics education.



• Trail projects on routes legally designated or otherwise appropriately approved by the land managing agency.



• Maintenance and rehabilitation of existing trails open to snowmobile use:
  • On federal lands, grants will only be approved for trails legally designated by the appropriate federal agency, and included in official forest plans, resource area plans, or travel plans.


• Development of trailside and trailhead facilities on existing snowmobile trails.



• Providing features to assist disabled individuals on existing snowmobile trails.



• Signs and other traffic control devices on existing snowmobile trails.



• Construction of new snowmobile trails on federal lands



• Equipment necessary for grooming of snowmobile trails.

Not Eligible

• Projects that displace fish and wildlife species or reduce habitat effectiveness, cause irreparable damage to vegetation, soils, water and wild public lands, or substantially increase conflicts.



• Trail projects on routes not legally designated by the appropriate land managing agency.



• Projects that have the potential to substantially alter legal use patterns or make the trail substantially less desirable for the spectrum of current users.



• Projects that destroy or compromise the special characteristics of roadless lands.



• Projects managed as profit making entities.