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National recognition for your trail project

 

DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2015  

 

Has your trail received funding through the Recreational Trails Program (RTP)?

 

Here is a great opportunity for national recognition that also helps all of us make the case for continued funding for trails! Learn more about the Coalition for Recreational Trails Annual Achievement Awards and download the Nomination Form... 

 

Who sponsors the awards?

 

The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT), a nationwide federation of trail-related organizations (of which American Trails is an active member), sponsors the Annual Achievement Awards to recognize outstanding trail projects funded by the RTP. The awards will be presented in Washington, D.C. in June during Great Outdoors Month? as part of the Coalition's ongoing efforts to build awareness and appreciation of this highly successful program. CRT will hold the awards ceremony on Capitol Hill and will encourage Members of Congress to attend to help honor the outstanding achievements of their constituents.  

 

What projects are eligible?

 

Award winners will be selected from projects nominated by public agencies, trail administrators, or other project sponsors. Projects must be completed in order to receive an award. In addition, projects completed before 2007 are ineligible.

 

The 2015 award categories are: 

  • Maintenance and Rehabilitation
  • Construction and Design
  • Public-Private Partnerships and Access to/Use of Public Lands
  • Community Linkage
  • Education and Communication
  • Multiple-Use Management and Corridor Sharing
  • Accessibility Enhancement
  • Youth Conservation/Service Corps and Community Outreach

What is the deadline for submitting nominations and what is the process? 

 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE NOMINATION FORM

 

Return the nomination form by April 1, 2015 to coalitionforrectrails@gmail.com.

 

If you have questions, contact Duane Taylor, CRT Awards Committee Chair at coalitionforrectrails@gmail.com.  

 

Winners should be notified by May 8, 2015. 

 

Learn more about outstanding projects funded by the RTP:

 

To further get a sense of the types of outstanding projects funded by the RTP, we encourage you to download and read the Federal Highway Administration's 2014 RTP Annual Report

 

Access FHWA's online Recreational Trails Program Database to find projects that have received RTP funding in your State. There are over 21,500 projects in the RTP Database. Please note: data collection is an ongoing effort and data is regularly being entered into the Database as it is received from the States, District of Columbia, and other sources.

 

As an additional benefit, American Trails makes a web page for each winning project. Visit the 2014 Awards webpage for examples.

 

Please help spread the word:

 

American Trails encourages you to join the Coalition for Recreational Trails in this important effort to recognize the significant contributions to our nationwide system of trails and greenways that the Recreational Trails Program is supporting all across the country.

 

Please help spread the word on the above opportunity to help the Recreational Trails Program and RTP-funded trail projects shine! 

 

Header Photo: Anchorage Hillside Singletrack Trail System, Alaska

Category: CRT's 2011 "Youth Conservation/Service Corps" Award

Photo by: Singletrack Advocates