Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced that 42 trail organizations, communities and various land-managing agencies throughout Montana will receive federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant awards for their projects in 2021. This includes the full funding for the Seeley Lake Driftriders Snowmobile Club.
Fifty-three RTP applications were received this year from a variety of eligible applicants, including federal and state agencies, towns, cities, counties, private clubs and nonprofit organizations.
The Recreational Trails Program current awards total approximately $1,563,080 in federal funds. RTP grants funds are allocated to the highest-scoring projects based upon their relative scores and State Trails Advisory Committee (STAC) recommendations. The Driftriders received $45,000 for Seeley Lake winter trail maintenance and grooming.
The Recreational Trails Program is a federally funded grant program. This grant program awards about $1.5 million annually. Eligible activities include construction or maintenance of motorized and non-motorized trails or trail-related facilities, purchase of trail equipment and development of trail education or ethics programs.
For a full list of the successful 2021 Recreational Trails Program grant recipients visit https://fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/stateparks/2021-recreational-trails-program-list.pdf.
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