Anchorage Trail Care Grants

The Anchorage Trail Care Fund Grant provides up to $2,500 for summer trail maintenance or construction projects in Anchorage. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) public charities, Tribes, and city governments. Ineligible applicants include individuals, for-profits, and private nonprofits. The fund supports the maintenance of non-paved public trails, ensuring accessibility and sustainability in outdoor recreational spaces, while also fostering community engagement and stewardship.

Description
The Anchorage Trail Care Fund was established to provide a source of funding for summer soft surface trail maintenance and construction projects in the Anchorage Bowl, from Girdwood to Eklutna. Soft surface trails are meant to include non-paved trails on public land where maintenance is not generally funded through local, state, or federal budgets.
Key Considerations
Grant requests may be up to $2,500 per organization for either one summer trail maintenance or one trail construction activity.

Eligibility

Your organization is eligible for funding through this grant opportunity if it is one of the following:501(c)3 public charitable organizations with 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) public charitable status as designated in your IRS Determination letter (including qualified faith-based organizations)
The faith-based organization providing social services to the broader community
Federally recognized Tribes or Tribal nonprofit organizations
City governments or BoroughsPrior Anchorage Trail Care Fund grant recipients may apply for additional Trail Care fund support once all previous grant reporting requirements have been fulfilled.

Ineligibility

The following are not eligible for grant funding:Individuals
For-profit organizations or businesses
Private nonprofit organizations (those not identified in their IRS determination letter as 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3)
Activities that improperly discriminate as to race, gender, marital status, sexual preference, age, disability, creed or ethnicity, or grants for religious indoctrination or other religious activities.Specific ineligible activities and costs include:Advertising