2026 Trail Fund Application
The Trail Fund is a grant program and joint initiative of American Trails and the Bronco Wild Fund. It is intended to assist the trails community with funding to support maintenance, research, and stewardship training needs. Please view the eligibility requirements prior to submitting your application at https://www.americantrails.org/apply-for-the-trail-fund. Due to the amount of funding available and the amount of interest, any applications that do not meet these requirements or are missing information will automatically be denied. Please review your application prior to submitting.
Organization
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Contact Person for Application
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First Name
Last Name
Contact Person Email
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example@example.com
Contact Person Phone
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Format: (000) 000-0000.
Organization Website
Project Information
I am requesting funding for:
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Maintenance
Research
Stewardship Training
Project Name
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Please indicate the nearest City and State to the project location.
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Project Synopsis
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Used for promotion. If maintenance, include approx. miles of trails. If stewardship training, include number of volunteers/staff to be trained. (No more than 150 words.)
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Project Details
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Include any information that you think would help the review committee to understand the impact of your project on the quality of trail experiences, the importance of this project to local communities, the resulting benefits of research, or improvements to the land/watershed/wildlife/etc. Maximum of 500 words please.
Amount Requested (enter whole dollar amount with no symbols)
Grants are between the amounts of $2,000 and $15,000 each. Please request the amount of funding needed.
Estimated Total In-kind Match (enter whole dollar amount with no symbols)
I.e. - Volunteer hours x Federal Volunteer Rate, donated tools
Estimated Total Cash Match (enter whole dollar amount with no symbols)
I.e. - donated land manager staff time in overseeing project crews, additional local grants likely to receive, cost of doncated materials.
Estimated Total Number of Volunteers that will be engaged
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Total Volunteer Hours Estimated
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Number of Staff Engaged
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Total Staff Hours Estimated
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Trail Miles Maintained
Bridges/culverts/structures Maintained
Individuals Trained
Total Training Hours Provided
Individuals x hours or training
Project Budget Breakdown
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Grant Request
Match (in-kind)
Match (cash)
Staff Pay (inc fringe)
Volunteers
Equipment
Materials
Incidentals (food, water, etc.)
Other
Letters of Support from the land owner (if not the applicant)
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Should I receive funding from this grant, I agree to provide a report (including photos) following completion of our project and use of the funding provided by this grant no later than November 15 of this year. I give permission to use this report publicly on www.thetrailfund.org to promote this grant program for future sponsors and applicants.
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