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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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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.
     
  2008 National Trails Fund Recipients  
     
 
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation (MT)
Carson Valley Trails Association (NV)
The Cohos Trail Association (NH)
Cross Vermont Trail Association (VT)
E Mau Na Ala Hele (HI)
Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway (VA)
Friends of Van Cortlandt Park (NY)
Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation, Inc. (WI)
Lookout Mountain Land Trust (TN)		 McCully Heritage Project (IL)
Oregon Natural Desert Association (OR)
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (VA)
Quiet Use Coalition (CO)
Ruffner Mountain nature Coalition, Inc. (AL)
Utah Backcountry Volunteers (UT)
Washington Trails Association (WA)
  
     
  2007 National Trails Fund Recipients  
     
 
Arizona Trail Association (AZ)
Arizona Wilderness Coalition (AZ)
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CO)
Common Ground Outdoor Adventures (UT)
Cumberland Trail Conference (TN)
Florida Trail Association (FL)
Friends of Crab Orchard
National Wildlife Refuge (IL)
Nantahala Hiking Club (NC)		 National Smokejumper Association (MT)
New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors (NM)
North Country Trail Association-
Heritage Chapter (WI)
Northwest Forest Conservancy (OR)
Palmetto Conservation Foundation (SC)
Pfeiffer Nature Center (NY)
Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council (CA)
Waltham Land Trust (MA)
 
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What types of projects will be considered? Download the 2009 grant guidelines and then submit your electronic application. Apply Now

The 2009 application deadline for a National Trails Fund grant is August 15, 2008. Grants will be awarded in spring 2009.
2008 Grant Guidelines
2008 Grant Application

"Your grant has allowed us to purchase a new chainsaw for our trail maintenance and new construction. It couldn't have come at a better time as we had a very heavy winter and many trees were down on the trail. We are honored to receive support from American Hiking Society."
—Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Nevada

"American Hiking Society's National Trails Fund ensures the well-being of the Appalachian Trail as well as all of our nation's trails and the magnificent lands they traverse."
—Appalachian Trail Conservancy, West Virginia

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