2021 Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Award Program
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OHV 2021 SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT GRANT TO APPLY FOR A GRANT: Western Slope ATV Association OHV Grant Eligibility Requirements: COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE Project Area and Trail System: Mesa County; Uncompahgre & Grand Federal agencies, state and local government and non-profit sponsors Mesa NF; Grand Mesa trails include: Boundary Trail, Buzzard Park, are eligible for grants of up to 100% of project cost. As an applicant, Monument, High Trail, Silver Spruce, Two Peak Beaver, The Burn, you should examine the eligibility information to determine whether Crooked Creek, Divide, The Power line, Mud Hill, East or West Brush or not your project meets the requirements, prior to completing the 2021 Off-Highway Creek, Battlement Trail, Salt Creek, East Leon, Owens Loop, FR 266, application forms. FR263, FR262, FR260, Bonham Trail, Eureka, Cedar Mesa, Bull Basin, Ridge Trail, Young’s Lake Connector, Battlement Trail, Smally Mountain Vehicle Grant Award Trail, Hawkhurst Trail. Uncompahgre Plateau trails include: Gill Creek, Complete application available online each August at: Thimble Point, Rocky Pitch, Hungry Gulch, Cabin, Basin, Big Creek Bittle http://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/TrailsGrantsOHV.aspx Loop, Mail Box, Massey Branch, Little Johnson, Black Point, Campbell Program point, Leonard’s Ridge, Telephone Trail, Rim Road & more. BLM trails Select OHV Grant Application include those in the Grand Junction Field Office. Total Project Cost: $121,700; Grant Award: $16,000 YOUR OHV REGISTRATION DOLLARS Type of work to be done: Equipment purchase to support trail AT WORK FOR YOU crew activities. Partners: USFS – Grand Valley Ranger District, BLM – Grand Junction Field Office; Volunteers OHV EAST FORK TRAIL PROJECT - 2021 USFS – Dolores Ranger District Project Area and Trail System: Montezuma, Dolores, Archuleta, Mineral Counties; San Juan NF; East Fork Trail. Total Project Cost: $109,000; Grant Award: $72,000 Type of work to be done: Heavy trail maintenance work. Partners: Southwest Conservation Corps OHV GRAND VALLEY HAMMER OPERATIONS 2021 USFS – Grand Valley Ranger District Project Area and Trail System: Mesa, Delta Counties; Grand Mesa & Uncompahgre NF. Total Project Cost: $107,220; Grant Award: $80,720 Type of work to be done: Heavy trail maintenance dozer work utilizing a rock breaker to mitigate rocky obstacles on trails. 2021 Colorado O-Highway Vehicle Program – Project Awards Partners: Western Slope ATV Association (WSATVA), Thunder Mountain GRANTS FUNDED BY OHV REGISTRATION DOLLARS Wheelers (TMW) 5,000,000 4,500,000 4,000,000 OHV ROUTT TRAIL CREW 2021 3,500,000 USFS – Hahn’s Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District 3,000,000 2,500,000 Project Area and Trail System: Routt, Moffat Counties; Medicine Bow MILLIONS – Routt NF; limited work on Yampa and Parks Districts of the Routt NF, 2,000,000 where trails cross boundaries. 1,500,000 Total Project Cost: $108,000; Grant Award: $85,000 1,000,000 500,000 cpw.state.co.us Type of work to be done: Annual trail maintenance and reconstruction tasks; signage; visitor contacts. 0 Partners: Mountain Trail Axxess YEAR • $67 million from OHV registration fees has been allocated for “on the ground” improvements for TRES RIOS OHV CREW 2021 motorized recreation by this 30 year program. BLM – Tres Rios Field Office • $4,273,800 was allocated to motorized recreation Project Area and Trail System: Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel, Montrose, La Plata Counties; Trail areas include: Dolores River Canyon, projects across the state in 2021. the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Bull Canyon, Summit Canyon, Island Mesa, Skein Mesa, Phil’s World, Mud Springs, Rock • Work projects begin in the summer of 2021. 1 Crawler trails and open OHV play/training areas. • Look for the OHV Program’s acknowledgment of Total Project Cost: $50,882; Grant Award: $33,330 State Trails Program Type of work to be done: Annual trail maintenance and reconstruction your “OHV Registration Dollars at Work” on your tasks; signage; visitor contacts. 13787 S. Highway 85 • Littleton, CO 80125 • (303) 791-1954 favorite trail. cpw.state.co.us OHV1501-160K-1-202 OHV GJFO & NCA MOTORCYCLES 2021 OHV NORWOOD TRAILS PLANNING PROCESS 2021 2021 Colorado OHV BLM – Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO) Norwood Park & Recreation District Project Area and Trail System: Mesa, Montrose, Delta, Garfield Counties; Project Area and Trail System: San Miguel County; Grand Mesa, Program Grant Awards Grand Junction Field Office, and McInnis Canyon & Dominguez- Uncompahgre & Gunnison NF; Norwood Ranger District; Busted Arm Escalante National Conservation Areas; Trails include: Grand Valley Draw and Beaver Park areas. Open Area, North Desert, parts of Bangs Canyon, Gateway, Barrel Total Project Cost: $55,313; Grant Award: $45,000 The Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Program serves to improve Springs Horse Mountain, Rabbit Valley, Cactus Park, Hunting Grounds, Type of work to be done: Development of a master plan for motorized and enhance OHV recreation opportunities throughout Colorado, and Sawmill Mesa-Wagon Park. singletrack trails in the area. emphasizing safe responsible recreation while protecting natural Total Project Cost: $15,200; Grant Award: $10,000 Partners: Telluride Foundation; West End Trails Alliance; USFS - Norwood resources. Registration fees for operating OHV’s in Colorado are Type of work to be done: Equipment purchase to support trail Ranger District collected to: crew activities. • Fund trail projects and improvements CCRD OHV CREW 2021 • Prevent theft and aid law enforcement USFS – Clear Creek Ranger District (CCRD) Project Area and Trail System: Clear Creek, Gilpin Counties; Arapaho/ • Encourage safe and responsible use Roosevelt NF; Kingston Peak/Yankee Hill, Bill Moore/Mill Creek, Groups benefiting from OHV registration, include, OHV owners Leavenworth/Waldorf/Argentine, Devils Canyon/Barbour Fork, Pickle and operators; towns and counties that want to attract OHV Gulch, and Saxon Mountain areas. recreationalists to enhance local economies; the general public; Total Project Cost: $135,635; Grant Award: $57,690 and public land managers, who are able to use these funds to better Type of work to be done: Annual trail maintenance and reconstruction manage natural resources. Educated OHV enthusiasts are more tasks; signage; visitor contacts. conscientious and better stewards of the land. Many OHV trail Partners: Adopt-a-Road Volunteer groups. projects address and resolve environmental issues such as stream crossing and erosion problems. COHVCO 2021 WORKSHOPS (2) COHVCO Trails Partnership (CTP) AWARDED PROJECTS TASKS Project Area and Trails System: Statewide Project tasks are performed by the US Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Total Project Cost: $65,000; Grant Award: $60,000 Land Management (BLM), Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW), non-profit Type of work to be done: Educational workshops for OHV land OHV clubs, and youth corps groups. Awarded OHV grant projects stewardship and trail maintenance and sustainability techniques. may consist of: detailed trail work, at times utilizing dozers; working Partners: National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC); on specific trail issues; and equipment purchases to support the crews CPW; USFS; BLM performing the work. Tasks may include (but, are not limited to): OHV GRAND VALLEY DOZER OPERATIONS 2021 • Trail maintenance & construction, reconstruction, area rehabilitation, improving switchbacks, re-contour and re-route USFS – Grand Valley Ranger District trail segments, clearing corridors and drainage systems, providing BLM GUNNISON OHV CREW MOTORCYCLE Project Area and Trail System: Mesa, Delta Counties; Grand Mesa & resource protection, maintaining trailheads, decommissioning REPLACEMENT Uncompahgre NF; Trails include: Monument Trail #518, High Trail non-system routes, seeding and fencing areas. #515, Salt Trail #514, Young’s Connector #508, Porter Mountain #534, BLM – Gunnison Field Office Silver Spruce #517; 2 Peak #521, Massey #630, Mailbox #619. • Equipment purchases to support trail and work crews. Project Area and Trail System: Gunnison, Hinsdale, San Juan, Ouray, Total Project Cost: $168,940; Grant Award: $140,240 Saguache Counties; Hartman Rocks Recreation Area, Alpine Loop. • Providing signage, kiosks and maps to better help OHV users in Type of work to be done: Heavy trail maintenance dozer work. Total Project Cost: $15,000; Grant Award: $15,000 navigating trails. Partners: Western Slope ATV Association (WSATVA), Thunder Mountain Type of work to be done: Equipment purchase to support trail Wheelers (TMW) • Provide OHV education, making visitor contacts and enforcing crew activities. compliance issues. OHV 2021 RRMMC TRAIL MAINTENANCE OHV DOZER 21 PROJECT • Hosting educational workshops to provide technical information Rampart Range Motorized Management Committee and discussions on relevant OHV topics in order to increase USFS – Dolores Ranger District (RRMMC) partnerships and resources among federal land managers, local Project Area and Trail System: Montezuma, Dolores, Archuleta, Project Area and Trail System: Chaffee, Custer, Douglas, El Paso, government, and OHV enthusiasts. Mineral Counties; San Juan NF; Trails include: Dolores District: Aspen Huerfano, Teller, Park Counties; Pike & San Isabel NF; Rampart Range, Loop, Aspen Spur, Golconda, Morrison and Mancos area trail network; West Creek, Rainbow Falls, Wet Mountains, Rainbow Trail, and Four • Providing Volunteer support. Dolores District: Rico West Dolores OHV trails including Willow Divide, Mile trail systems. Ground Hog and Black