NOVA-Trails Trails-Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office
Who can apply
Local agencies (cities, towns, counties, port districts, park and recreation districts, etc.); Federal agencies; State agencies; Native American tribes; Nonprofit off-road vehicle organizations
About this opportunity
The Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities program provides funding to develop and manage recreation opportunities for such activities as cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain bicycling, hunting, fishing, sightseeing, motorcycling, and riding all-terrain and four-wheel drive vehicles. A portion of the funding also is available for education and enforcement programs that encourage environmentally responsible use of the outdoors and for helping to minimize conflict between visitors through positive management techniques. Except for off-road vehicle facilities, activities supported by this program must be accessed via a non-highway road, which is a public road that was not built or maintained with gasoline tax funding. Non-highway roads are found most often in state and...