State Parks Announces Applications Are Available for Federal Recreational Trails Program Grants

ALBANY, NY (09/08/2010)(readMedia)-- New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation today announced applications are available for grants through the federally funded Recreational Trails Program.

Municipalities, not-for-profits, state and federal agencies, Indian tribal governments and other public agencies can apply for the Recreation Trails Program funds, which are provided by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by State Parks. Eligible projects include those involving the acquisition, new development, renovation or maintenance of public trails or trail-related facilities.

Applications will be accepted from September 15 through November 5, 2010. Grant awards range from $5,000 to $200,000 per project and recipients must provide at least a 20 percent match to the awards.

The agency will hold a series of workshops to answer questions about the grant application process. The schedule is as follows:

October 5, 2010

1:00 – 3:00

Allegany Region

Allegany State Park

Red House Administration Building, 2nd floor Commission Room

October 6, 2010

10:00 – 12:00

Finger Lakes Region

Sampson State Park

6096 Route 96A

Romulus, NY

10:00 – 12:00

Saratoga Capital District Region

Gideon Putnam Room

Administration Building, 1st floor

Saratoga Spa State Park, NY

October 7, 2010

1:00 – 3:00

Central Region

Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum

7010 Lakeport Rd

Chittenango, NY

October 8, 2010

1:00 – 3:00

Thousand Islands Region

Dulles State Office Building – 11th floor

317 Washington Street

Watertown, NY

October 12, 2010

1:00 – 3:00

Long Island Region

Long Island State Parks Regional Headquarters

West Babylon, NY

Exit 37N off Southern State Parkway

October 13, 2010

10:00 – 12:00

Palisades and Taconic Regions

Taconic Regional Office

9 Old Post Road

Staatsburg, NY

1:00 – 3:00

Genesee and Niagara Regions

Genesee County Forest/Park Interpretive Nature Center

11095 Bethany Center Road

East Bethany, NY 14054

Complete program information, contact information, selection criteria, workshop schedules and applications are available on OPRHP's Grants website, http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/grants/ or contact:

Bureau of Grants Management

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza

Agency Building 1, 16th Floor, Albany NY 12238

Phone: (518) 474-0427 Fax: (518) 486-7377