Grants to Michigan government agencies, and nonprofit organizations and clubs for maintenance, development, and preservation activities related to publicly used paths. Funding is intended to create or maintain paths, routes, and facilities used by off-road vehicles open to the public, and to preserve and restore nearby publicly-owned natural resources affected by ORV use.
Government agencies and nonprofit, incorporated clubs and organizations are eligible for these grants.
Ineligible
Individuals are not eligible.
Pre-Application Information
Application Process:
1. Grant applications and information on applying for grants are available in early spring.
2. Grant applications with required documents are due to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Department) by May 1.
3. The Department reviews applications and selects projects to be funded.
4. Grant agreements are issued to sponsors in late fall for the upcoming ORV season.
5. Approved sponsors must return two signed, original project agreements to the Department.
6. A fully executed grant agreement is provided to each sponsor.
DNR Contact responsibility is to Review, Approve and email the completed ORV Trail Grant Application package, including the Administrative Completeness Checklist form PR1992 by May 31st.
For additional relevant links, see the Full Grant Text RFP link.
Estimated Size of Grant
Maximum allowable is up to 100 percent of cost, not to exceed the actual grant allocation.
Term of Contract
Grants are issued for an entire fiscal year, October 1 through September 30.
Contact Information
Richard Kennedy, DNR Parks and Recreation Division:, at 517-284-7275 or KennedyR@Michigan.gov.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Parks and Recreation Division
Trails System and Services Section
PO Box 30257
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7952 DNR-PRD-TrailsSection@michigan.gov
Before starting your grant application, please review
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conferences / LOIs.
