The
Recreational Trails Program
The
Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is a federally funded competitive grant
program that provides financial assistance to agencies of city, county,
state or federal governments, and organizations, approved by the
State, or state and federally recognized Indian tribal governments,
for the development of recreational trails, trailheads and trailside
facilities.
For more information on
Florida's Recreational Trails Program, view
the Recreational
Trails Program Fact Sheet (pdf 40 kb) and
view
Chapter 62S-2, Florida
Administrative Code (pdf 109 kb), the rule governing the program in
Florida.
Submission
Period
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March 18 through 31, 2009
Applications must be postmarked no later
than March 31, 2009.
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Application
Workshops
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Workshop registration opens at
8:30 am. Workshops begin promptly at 9:00 am.
January 27,
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wakulla
Springs
State Park
550 Wakulla Park Drive
Wakulla Springs, FL
32327 (south of Tallahassee)
850.926.0700
www.floridastateparks.org/wakullasprings/default.cfm
January 28,
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Florida Maritime Museum at
Cortez (Manatee County)
4415 119th Street,
West
Cortez, FL 34215
941.708.6120 (museum – closed
on Monday)
RSVP – Maggie Marr,
941-745-3735 or
maggie.marr@mymanatee.org
Assists with planning of seating.
January 29,
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jim
Ward
Community Center
301 NW 46th Avenue
Plantation, FL 33317
954.585.2344
www.plantation.org/Parks/City-Facilities/jim-ward-community-center.html
You may RSVP to OGT for any of the
workshops. RSVPs for the Cortez
workshop should go directly to Ms. Maggie Marr.
Although pre-registration is not
necessary for any workshop, it does help with the
planning.
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| Matching
Ratio
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[RTP Grant : Local Match]
80:20
60:40
50:50 |
Maximum
Grant Amount
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Non-Motorized Projects = $250,000
Mixed-Use Projects = $250,000
Motorized Projects = $716,000
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| Download
Application |
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| Related
Documents |
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If you have
questions, please contact:
Alexandra
Weiss
Office of
Greenways & Trails
Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 795
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000
alexandra.weiss@dep.state.fl.us
850-245-2052;
Suncom 245-2052
Fax 850-245-2083
Grants