The new SMTP Program provides grant funding to OHV Clubs and Organizations for resource maintenance, protection, signage, and the improvement of federally designated motorized trails and riding areas in Montana. Funding for the grant program comes from revenues from the sale of the OHV Resident Trail Pass.
Montana State Parks administers the SMTP grant program with funds appropriated by the State Legislature, and is assisted in grant allocation by the State Trails Advisory Committee (STAC). The STAC is comprised of citizens throughout Montana who have a vested interest in managing recreation opportunities as a valuable resource. Both user groups and land management agencies are represented on the STAC. This diverse group influences the equitable distribution of grant funding to valuable projects throughout the state.
Eligible Projects include:
- Signage-Trail Markers
- Trail Maintenance
- Trail Improvements
- Trail Reroutes
- Mitigation of Motorized Resource Impacts
- Brushing and Delimbing of Trails
- Noxious Weed Control on Trail Corridors
- Club Hired Trail Steward to Clear and Maintain Trails
