Supports new trail construction
Chapter Trail Grant
Memberships Support New Trails
Over 90% of your membership dollars go to chapters through administrative services and grants. Chapters submit applications each year for shovel ready, permitted projects and the Trails Committee, comprised of two board members and two members at large, determines the awards. Through the generosity of Steven R. Fischer, DDS, the Chapter Trail Grant was ignited in 2013, the year prior to VMBA launching the statewide Chapter model.
Steven R. Fischer Chapter Trail Grant has generated
2023 Trail Grant Awardees:
Richmond Mountain Trails – $7,000
Southern Vermont Trail Association – $7,000
Bennington Area Trail System – $6,000
Brewster River MTB Club – $4,800
Riders in Plainfield Marshfield – $5,049
Jamaica Area Mountain Bike Alliance – $7,000
Millstone Trails – $2,305
Fellowship of the Wheel – $4,5002022 Trail Grant Awardees:
VMBA General – $1,000
Richmond Mountain Trails – $12,000
Fellowship of the Wheel – $7,500
Southern Vermont Trail Association – $7,000
Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association – $7,000
Ridgeline Outdoor Collective – $10,000
Brewster River Mountain Bike Club – $2,900
Velomont Trail – $5,000
Jamaica Area Mountain Bike Alliance – $9,080
Slate Valley Trails – $2,000
Upper Valley Mountain Bike Association – $6,000
Stowe Trails Partnership – $2,000
2021 Trail Grant Awardees:
Brewster River Mountain Bike Club – $5,000
Fellowship of the Wheel – $4,500
Mendon Mountain Club – $3,500
Mad River Riders – $5,000
Ridgeline Outdoor Collective – $7,000
Richmond Mountain Trails – $7,000
Southern Vermont Trail Association – $3,500
Velomont Trail – $5,000
Stowe Trails Partnership – $4,500
Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association – $6,000
Waterbury Area Trail Alliance – $4,5002020 Trail Grant Awardees:
Fellowship of the Wheel – $4,000
Franklin County MTB Club – $5,000
Grateful Treads MTB Club – $2,500
Jamaica Area MTB Alliance – $5,000
Richmond Mountain Trails – $5,000
Slate Valley Trails – $2,000
Stowe Trails Partnership – $11,000
Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association – $8,000
2019 Trail Grant Awardees:
Addison County Bike Club – $5,000
Fellowship of the Wheel – $7,500
Rochester/Randolph Area Sports Trail Alliance – $3,500
Slate Valley Trails – $1,645
Sports Trails of the Ascutney Basin – $7,855
Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association – $4,500
2018 Trail Grant Awardees:
Waterbury Area Trail Alliance – $4,000
Montpelier Area MTB – $4,500
WAMBA – $4,000
STAB – $1,000
Fellowship of the Wheel – $5,000
Bennington Area Trails Alliance – $5,000
UVMBA – $3,500
Velomont Trail – $5,000
Brewster River Mountain Bike Club – $500
WCoTA – $1,000
Slate Valley Trails – $1,000
Richmond Mountain Trails – $3,000
RASTA – $1,750
Mad River Riders – $3,000
Grateful Treads – $5,500
Addison County Bike Club – $1,000
Franklin County Mountain Bike Club – $1,250
Millstone Trail Association – $624
2017 Trail Grant Awardees:
Velomont – $15,000
Slate Valley Trails – $2,000
Hoot Toot & Whistle – $1,500
Fellowship of the Wheel – $6,000
Upper Valley Trails Association – $5,045
Richmond Mountain Trails – $5,000
Bennington Area Trails Alliance – $1,620
Sport Trails of the Ascutney Basin – $3,100
Woodstock Area Mountain Bike Association – $4,0002016 Trail Grant Awardees:
Mad River Riders – $5,500
Slate Valley Trails – $2,200
Stowe trails Partnership – $6,000
Millstone Trails Association – $1,500
Bennington Area Trail System – $800
Waterbury Area Trail Alliance – $6,000
Rochester Area Sports Trails Alliance – $4,500
2015 Trail Grant Awardees:
Millstone – $2,500
Mad River Riders – $2,500
Slate Valley Trails – $1,000
Fellowship of the Wheel – $7,000
Waterbury Area Trail Alliance – $2,500
Bennington Area Trails System – $1,150
Killington Mountain Bike Club – $2,000
Riders in Plainfield & Marshfield – $1,500
Sports Trails of the Ascutney Basin – $1,500
Montpelier Mountain Bike Association – $1,7502014 Trail Grant Awardees:
RASTA – $1,500
Mad River Riders – $2,100
Middlebury Bike Club – $500
Brewster River Riders – $1,880
Fellowship of the Wheel – $6,100