The All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Grant Program provides funding statewide for off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation.
Donor Name: Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 1o/13/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The mission of the ATV Program is to communicate information regarding off-highway vehicle riding opportunities, laws and rules, and to provide grant funding for off-highway vehicle projects that include Operations and Maintenance, Law Enforcement, Development, Planning, Acquisition, Safety Education, and Emergency Medical Services. These projects help provide ATV recreation users quality riding opportunities and safe experiences. Grant funds come from ATV user permit sales and a percentage of gasoline tax money.
Funding Information
ATV grants will be limited to a minimum grant of $5,000 (minimum project total cost of $6,250 and minimum match requirement of $1,250).
Project Period
12-month period from July 1 of the year and ending June 30 of the next year.
Eligible projects include
- Operation and maintenance
- Operating and maintaining OHV trails and facilities. Operating projects include employees, trail patrols, camp hosts or trail volunteers. Maintenance projects include services and projects for keeping up OHV trails and facilities.
- Law Enforcement
- Law enforcement projects include providing patrols and equipment in OHV riding areas.
- Emergency Medical Services
- Providing emergency medical attention to OHV users in riding areas, such as paying for medical equipment, services and supplies.
- Planning
- Planning for OHV recreation, including environmental studies, feasibility studies and appraisals.
- Development
- Developing public OHV recreation areas, including final design, engineering, site surveys, new trails and facilities and major rehabilitation of existing trails and facilities.
- Acquisition
- Acquiring land for public OHV recreation.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include:
- Public agencies that have a responsibility of providing OHV recreation, including federal (BLM, USFS, NPS), tribes, and state (OPRD, ODFW, ODF) agencies and local government (cities, town, counties).
- Private land managers who provide and maintain public OHV recreation.
- Registered non-profit OHV clubs.
For more information, visit Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.