Non-Motorized Trails Grants
Forecasted
Non-Motorized Trails Grants support Colorado trail agencies, nonprofits, and volunteer groups with construction, maintenance, planning, and stewardship to improve recreation while protecting natural resources.
This grant was recently updated
Applications are now closed, replacing the October 2, 2026, 5 p.m. closing notice; the next opening is August 1, 2027. The 2027 applications are now posted for public review, with comments due to trails@state.co.us by December 10; other review materials also changed.
Funder: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Letter of intent) | October 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $250,000 for construction/maintenance, $45,000 for planning/support, or $150,000 for stewardship; completion within 2–2.5 years
Summary: Supports Colorado non-motorized trail construction, maintenance, planning, volunteer support, and stewardship while protecting wildlife, habitat, and cultural resources.
Key Information: Project properties must be controlled by the applicant or authorized agent and open to the public for at least 25 years.
Description
Colorado Parks and Wildlife administers Non-Motorized Trails Grants through the Colorado State Recreational Trails Grant Program, with funding from Great Outdoors Colorado and the Federal Recreational Trails Program. The program supports projects across Colorado that improve outdoor recreation opportunities while protecting wildlife, habitat, and cultural resources.
Funding covers new trails, trailheads, and facilities; maintenance and reconstruction of existing trails; and planning activities such as design, engineering, feasibility studies, inventories, use studies, and master plans. Support grants help strengthen volunteer organizations, increase volunteer capacity, and provide trail training and education. A 2027 pilot category supports two- to eight-person stewardship crews working on existing trail systems.
