Trails-Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program (WA) Grant

The Trails-Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program in Washington State provides essential funding for developing and managing recreational activities such as hiking, horseback riding, and off-road vehicle use. To qualify for this funding, applicants must have a comprehensive recreation or conservation plan. The program offers significant grant limits, including $250,000 for maintenance projects in off-road vehicle categories and $200,000 for nonhighway road and nonmotorized projects.

NOTE: To apply for this funding, grant applicants must have completed a comprehensive recreation or conservation plan by Pre-proposal Deadline above.
Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities (NOVA) program- Trails
The Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities program provides funding to develop and manage recreation opportunities for such activities as cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain bicycling, hunting, fishing, sightseeing, motorcycling, and riding all-terrain and four-wheel drive vehicles.
Except for off-road vehicle facilities, activities supported by this program must be accessed via a non-highway road, which is a public road that was not built or maintained with gasoline tax funding. Non-highway roads are found most often in state and national forests and national parks.
Grant Limits
The grant limits for NOVA are as follows:
Off-road Vehicle Category: $250,000 for maintenance projects. No limit for other project types.Nonhighway Road Category: $200,000 per project.Nonmotorized Category: $200,000 per project.