The application deadline for NWSA‘s Trail Stewardship Partners Funding Program has been extended to Friday, April 26, 2024.Â
The National Forest System Trail Stewardship Partnership Funding Program (NFSTS or Trail Partners Grant Program) is a joint partnership between National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance (NWSA), the USDA Forest Service and on the ground trail stewardship groups across the nation. This funding program is broadly focused on engaging non-profit partners and volunteers in trail stewardship projects across all National Forest System Trails. To ensure broad representation and equitable distribution of funds from this program to support a variety of trail user groups, we collaborate with American Trails, American Hiking Society, Back Country Horsemen of America, the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), and the American Motorcyclist Association by inviting a representative from each group to participate equally in the selection of the projects we award with funding. The grants support organizations leading trail maintenance efforts in National Forests across the U.S.
Are you a nonprofit organization completing trail maintenance projects on National Forest trails? NWSA‘s Trail Stewardship Partners Funding Program is for you! Applications for maintenance projects on all flavors of National Forest System Trails (motorized, non-motorized, equestrian, hiking, biking) are being accepted through April 26, 2024. Find more details HERE.