Our inaugural year brought 291 project proposals totaling over $3.2 million. Seven great projects were able to be funded.
The Trail Fund is administered by the Trails Move People Coalition, a diverse coalition of trail user groups, led by American Trails. This fund supports grants for trail maintenance, research, and stewardship training across the country, serving all types of trail users.
The goal of the Trail Fund is to ensure that high-quality trails are available to all.
This map identifies projects submitted for the Trails Capacity Program. Zoom in on your region and click on any dot to view the key details of individual projects. (Project locations only show one location on a trail, are not necessarily exact, and should not be relied upon for navigation.)
Black Dot = 2022 Project Applications (unable to fund)
Orange Star = 2022/2023 Awarded Projects
View 2022 Winning Project Details
Trails have been an established economic driver for some time, with the outdoor recreation industry contributing over 800 billion per year to the economy. Now there are nearly 1,300 trail projects in the United States waiting on funding to help put Americans to work building, maintaining, and improving our nation’s trails, and this number reflects only a fraction of the estimated need that exists in our nation.
American Trails is the collective voice for a diverse coalition of enthusiasts, professionals, advocates, land managers, conservationists, and friends of the outdoors and livable cities. As a national nonprofit organization working on behalf of all trail interests, American Trails advocates for the cooperative establishment and support of hiking, bicycling, mountain biking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, trail motorcycling, ATVing, snowmobiling, water, and all other trail types.
American Trails strives to enrich the quality of life for all people and the sustainable development of communities by advancing and promoting the development, preservation, and enjoyment of diverse, high-quality trails and greenways. Promoting best practice among all stakeholders and promoting specialty products and services in the trails community is a vital aspect of American Trails’ mission.
American Trails Announces $500K Fundraising Goal for the Trails Capacity Program
posted Apr 5, 2023
The Trails Capacity Program administered by American Trails is funded by sustaining corporate sponsors and individuals. We are excited about our fundraising goals, and looking forward to opening the program later this year as funding is secured.
2023 Legacy Trails Program Grant Awardee Portal
posted Apr 3, 2023
Below you will find documents that may be useful as you prepare your invoices.
2023 Trails Capacity Program Awardees Announced
posted Mar 14, 2023
The Trails Capacity Program administered by American Trails receives $75K in 2022 end-of-year funding for trail stewardship from Bronco Wild Fund.
2023 Legacy Trail Program Awardees Announced
posted Feb 2, 2023
We are excited to announce the winners of our 2023 Legacy Trail Program grants. In the first year of this program, we funded a total of $1.35 million to 33 organizations.
