Funding More and Better Trails
Chapter Trail Grant
Supporting More & Better Trails Since 2013
Over 90% of membership dollars ultimately flow through to our Chapters through shared resources, administrative services, and grants. Membership revenue is focused on maintaining what we have and keeping pace with the wear and tear from those who regular enjoy our existing trail systems.
In contrast, the Chapter Trail Grant Program was launched in 2013 to help fund new trails, major upgrades and rehabilitation, and equipment for Chapters to significantly enhance the networks they manage (and in some cases, create new ones altogether). Thanks to the generosity of Steven Fischer,
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, $6,000 in awards were made to four Chapters that first year. Since then, more than 120 grants have been made to 27 Chapters, with more than $530,00 ultimately going towards improving the quality and quantity of riding in Vermont. The trail riding experience here has come a long way in the last 12 years, and we believe the Chapter Trail Grant Program has played a major role in that evolution.
Chapters submit applications during one of two windows – spring and fall – and funding decisions are made by a committee of Chapter representatives. This unique model of peer review and assessment has proven incredibly effective, and elevated both the grant writing and trail building capabilities of all our Chapters.
See below for the full list of Chapter Trail Grants since 2013, and see if you can find your favorite trail!
The Chapter Trail Grant Program has awarded
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BRMBC – Meagan’s Extension (Back 40) – $2,500
WATA – Perry Hill Main & Campfire Climb Rebuilds – $7,000
MRR – Tucker Hill Meadow Boardwalk – $7,000
UVMBA – Landmark Beginner Loop – $ 7,000
RMT – Lower Hotdogger Rebuild – $7,000
SoVTA – Meeting House Trail at Stratton Rec Area – $5,500
STP – Village Inn Connector – $7,000
WAMBA – Mini-Excavator Acquisition – $3,400
MTA – Millstone Trails Pump Track – $5,000
LAST – New Kids Trail at Fletcher Farms – $6,000 -
WAMBA – Major Rehab of Mt. Peg North End – $7,000
RMT – Heavy Duty and Double Bogey – $7,000
STP – Sterling Forest Climate Resilience Upgrades – $7,000
SoVTA – Crosstown Water Management Upgrades – $7,000
LAST – Buttermilk Flow (Back 40 Extension) – $5,250
ACBC – Strategic Planning Support – $1,800
MAMBA – Montpelier Parks Connector Trail Design – $3,500
JAMBA – Jamaica Village School Skills Trail – $7,000
Ridgeline – Rochester Hollows Progression Trail – $7,000
FOTW – Saxon Hill Summit Loop – $7,000
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RMT – The Driving Range Parking Lot – $7,000
SoVTA – Stratton Town Forest Access Trail- $7,000
BATS – Mount Anthony Kiosks & Wayfinding – $6,000
BRMBC – Underhill Central School Multi-use Path – $4,800
RIPM – Twinfield Union Mapping, Signage, & Kiosks- $5,049
JAMBA – Construction of Hard Corps – $7,000
MTA – New Millstone Trails Wayfinding- $2,305
FOTW – Eagles Trail Rehabilitation – $4,500
Velomont – Catamount Trail Improvements – $5,000
BATS – Mount Anthony Erosion Mitigation – $3,000 -
RMT – Phase 1 of the Driving Range – $12,000
FOTW – Major Carse Hills Rehabilitation – $7,500
SoVTA – Crosstown Network Restorations – $7,000
WAMBA – Sir Berms-a-Lot Rebuild – $7,000
Ridgeline – Contest Trail Rehabilitation – $10,000
BRMBA – aMTB upgrades to Meagan’s Trail – $2,900
Velomont – Sap Rise Construction – $5,000
JAMBA – Construction of Having a Ball – $9,080
SVT – Enhanced Signage – $2,000
UVMBA – Tracked Carrier Acquisition – $6,000
STP – Shredder Refurbishment – $2,000
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BRMBC – Construction of Lancer’s Leap – $5,000
FOTW – Rehabilitation of Backdoor Trail – $4,500
MMC – Mendon Rec Center Adaptive Loop – $3,500
MRR – Moretown Skills Park Upgrades – $5,000
Ridgeline – Construction of Rube’s Run – $7,000
RMT – Construction of Green Fee & Brushfire – $7,000
SoVTA – Crosstown Kiosks – $3,500
STP – Rec Path Skills Park Design – $4,500
WAMBA – Tracked Carrier Acquisition – $6,000
WATA – Small Axe Rehabilitation – $4,500 -
FOTW – Trail Crew COVID Response – $4,000
FCTA – Major Improvements at Hard’Ack – $5,000
Grateful Treads – Montgomery Rec Center Trails – $2,500
JAMBA – Ken Query Trail Rerouting – $5,000
RMT – Andrews Town Forest Trail Design – $5,000
SVT – Delaney Woods Kiosks and Trails – $2,000
STP – Construction of Serenity – $11,000
WAMBA – Construction of The Village Trail – $8,000
2019 Trail Grant Awardees:
ACBC – Construction of New Vergennes Network – $5,000
BATS – Construction of Green Man, Jacobs Ladder – $7,500
FOTW – Maiden, Russels Ramble Rehabilitation – $7,500
Ridgeline – Construction of Randolph Gap Trail – $3,500
Slate Valley Trails – $1,645
ATA – Completion of Norcross Connector – $5,855
WAMBA – Construction of Contagious, Slash Ridge – $4,0002018 Trail Grant Awardees:
WATA – Disneyland Reroutes, New Exit Climb – $4,000
MAMBA – Construction of Downey, Sapsucker, Hairy – $4,500
WAMBA – Construction of New Trails at Aqueduct – $4,000
ATA – Lynx, Southern Belle, Triple Bypass Rehab – $1,000
FOTW – Passing the Horizon, Homestead Rehab – $5,000
BATS – Carriage Road Upgrades – $5,000
UVMBA – Low St. John Forest Trail Development – $3,500
Velomont – Project Manager Support – $5,000
BRMBC – Snow Dog Acquisition – $500
WCoTA – Materials, Tools, Signage for Oak Hill – $1,000
SVT – Bearded Hen Design & Construction – $1,000
RMT – Construction of Full House Trail – $3,000
Ridgeline – Old Gents DH & Creamery Run – $1,750
MRR – Construction of Goodnight Irene – $3,000
Grateful Treads – Construction of Purrier Pasteur – $5,500
Addison County Bike Club – $1,000
FCTA – St. Albans Town Forest Design & Construction – $1,250
2017 Trail Grant Awardees:
Ridgeline – Construction of Old Gents – $4,000
MRR – Evolution Design & Construction – $2,500
MAMBA – North Branch Pump Track – $2,000
WATA – LRSP Connectivity Master Planning – $2,500
WATA – Permission, Burning Spear Rehab – $5,000
SVT – Lake St. Catherine State Park Trail Design – $2,000
HTW – Twin Valley Elementary Pump Track – $1,500
FOTW – Construction of Rogue One – $6,000
UVMBA – Acquisition of Rock Moving Gear – $5,045
RMT – Construction of Gryla & D.L. Trails – $5,000
BATS – Support to Host a Trail Clinic – $1,620
ATA – Bridge and Boardwalk Construction – $3,802
WAMBA – New Trails and Parking at Aqueduct – $4,0002016 Trail Grant Awardees:
MRR – Construction of Amenta’s Way – $2,500
SVT – Acquisition of Trail Tools & Equipment – $1,600
STP – Construction of TUCXS – $6,300
MTA – Millstone Trails Beginner Loop – $1,700
BATS – Mount Anthony Improvements – $600
WATA – Construction of Hillfarmer – $6,000
Ridgeline – Construction of Sap Boiler – $4,500
FOTW – Major Renovations at Mud Pond – $6,300
2015 Trail Grant Awardees:
MTA – Acquisition of a Snow Mobile – $2,500
MRR – Construction of Evolution – $2,000
SVT – Acquisition of Trail Tools – $1,350
FOTW – Henry’s Highlands Reroutes & Upgrades – $5,000
BATS – Tools and a New Trailhead Kiosk – $1,433
KMBC – Sherburne Beginner Loop – $2,000
RIPM – Groton State Forest Trail Design – $1,500
ATA – Make-up Funding for Trail Crew – $2,000
MAMBA – Sparrow Farm Bridge Construction – $2,0002014 Trail Grant Awardees:
Ridgeline – Perspiration Trail Design – $1,500
MRR – Enchanted Forest Rehab & Upgrades – $2,000
ACBC – Battell Woods Signage – $500
BRMBC – Construction of Midlands Trails – $1,880
FOTW – Carse Hills Rehabilitation – $6,1002013 Trail Grant Awardees:
FOTW – Low Flow Loop Bridge Upgrades – $1,500
Melo Velo – Cricket Hill Design & Construction – $2,000
ATA – Norcross Design & Construction – $2,000
HTW – Bridge Replacement – $500