National Trails Fund
Created in 1998, American Hiking Society's National Trails Fund is the only privately supported national grants program providing funding to grassroots organizations working toward establishing, protecting and maintaining foot trails in America.
Many of our favorite trails need major repairs due to an enormous backlog of badly needed maintenance. National Trails Fund grants help give local organizations the resources they need to secure access, volunteers, tools, and materials to protect America's cherished hiking trails.
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NATIONAL TRAILS FUND WINNERS
To date, American Hiking has granted nearly $382,000 to 105 different trail projects across the U.S. for land acquisition, constituency building campaigns, and a variety of trail work projects. Awards typically range from $500 to $5,000 per project.
Forest Park Conservancy (OR)
Grand Trunk Trail Blazers (MA)
Louisville Metro Parks Foundation (KY)
Lula Lake Land Trust (GA)
Mahanoy Creek Watershed Association (PA)
Nacimiento Medical Foundation (NM)
Palmetto Conservation Foundation (SC)
Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition (NC)
Southern Conservation Trust (GA)
Volunteers for Outdoor California (CA)
Anza Trail Coalition Santa Cruz County Trail Management Council (AZ)
Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve (GA)
Continental Divide Trail Alliance (NM)
Finger Lakes Trail Conference (NY)
Friends of Nevada Wilderness (NV)
Friends of Panthertown (NC)
Girl Scouts of Shagbark Council (IL)
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust (WA)
Ouray Trail Group (CO)
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (MD)
Upper Valley Land Trust (NH)
Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona (AZ)
Watershed Association of the Tellico River (TN)
For project descriptions, please click below:
2008 Winning Projects
2007 Winning Projects
2006 Winning Projects
2005 Winning Projects
NATIONAL TRAILS FUND SPONSORS
