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Grant Funding Guide for Trails and Sidewalks: Resources and Opportunities

Explore valuable resources and opportunities for securing grants to enhance trails and sidewalks. Learn about federal, state, corporate, and community foundation grants, as well as programs like the Recreational Trails Program and Safe Routes to Schools. Discover key funding sources and technical assistance avenues to support your trail and sidewalk projects.

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Grant Funding Guide for Trails and Sidewalks: Resources and Opportunities

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  1. “Making Great Places”March 11, 2011 Funding for Trails and Sidewalks Susan Roeller Brown Grant Consultant

  2. Setting the stage for successful grant-getting • Resources for identifying grant opportunities • Grants for trails and sidewalks • Questions

  3. Resources for identifying grants • Federal grants: • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – www.cfda.gov • Grants.gov – www.grants.gov • Agency websites

  4. Resources for identifying grants • State grants: • New York State Register – www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register.htm • NYS Assembly Grants Action News – www.assembly.state.ny.us/gan • Agency websites • Professional association listservs and newsletters

  5. Resources for identifying grants • Other funding sources: • County grants – check with County Planning Departments • Corporate and foundation grants – www.foundationcenter.org • Community foundations: • Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan – www.yourcommunityfoundations.org • Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley (Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster) – www.communityfoundationdc.org

  6. Funding for trails and sidewalks • Hudson River Valley Greenway www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us • Recreational Trails Program www.nysparks.state.ny.us/grants • NYS DOS/Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP) www.dos.state.ny.us/grants.html • NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Grant Programwww.dec.ny.gov/pubs/grants.html

  7. Funding for trails and sidewalks • NYS DEC Urban and Community Forestry Grants www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/grants.html • NYSDOTTransportation Enhancements Programwww.nysdot.gov/programs/tep • NYSDOT Safe Routes to Schools Programwww.nysdot.gov/index • NYSDOT Consolidated Local Streets and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) www.nysdot.gov/programs/chips

  8. Funding for trails and sidewalks • NYS Department of Health www.health.state.ny.us • National Scenic Byways Programwww.bywaysonline.org • Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) • County Open Space Funds

  9. Funding for trails and sidewalks • Hudson River Improvement Fund www.hudsonriver.org/hrif • American Hiking Society’s National Trails Fund www.americanhiking.org • Bikes Belong Coalition www.bikesbelong.org • Congressional member items • Legislative initiatives

  10. Technical Assistance(no funds) • Parks and Trails NY/Healthy Trails, Healthy People programwww.ptny.org • National Park Service/Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca

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