The 2022 Trail Construction Grant Program is currently open to receive applications for funding trail projects under the Morris County Preservation Trust Fund.
Donor Name: Morris County
State: New Jersey
County: Morris County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000-$70,000
Details:
The Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders (now County Commissioners) created the Morris County Trail Construction Grant Program to provide grant funding to municipalities for the construction of trails on preserved, public parkland.
Goals of Program
- Provide grant funding to municipalities to accelerate the construction of recreational trails throughout Morris County.
- Promote the construction of trails, which may also be complementary to the Morris County Park
- Commission’s trail system.
- Enhance Morris County’s quality of life.
- Provide alternate means of transportation that support a healthy lifestyle.
- Heighten the public’s awareness of Morris County’s irreplaceable historic character.
- Increase opportunities for cultural and heritage tourism in the County.
- Improve Morris County as a destination market for leisure travel.
Funding Information
- Minimum Grant Award is $5,000. Requests below this minimum are not eligible.
- Maximum Grant Award – shall not exceed $70,000 for minor construction projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any of the thirty-nine municipalities in the County of Morris, New Jersey.
- The land must be located in Morris County.
- The land on which the trail is to be funded must be permanent preserved public parkland owned by the municipality at the time of application.
- The land on which the trail is to be funded may be on land with a permanent easement dedicated for public trail/recreational use, which has been provided to the municipality.
For more information, visit Morris County.