Recreational Trails Program

Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is a competitive grant program that offers funding for quality public trail projects throughout New Hampshire. Limited grants are available for motorized, non-motorized and diversified trails. Eligible projects include maintenance and restoration of existing trails, purchase and lease of trail construction and maintenance equipment, construction of new trails, development and rehabilitation of trailside and trailhead facilities and trail linkages. Applicants may be non-profit organizations, private groups, educational institutions, or government entities.

RTP funds come from the Federal Highway Trust Fund, and represent a portion of the motor fuel excise tax collected from nonhighway recreational fuel use: fuel used for off-highway recreation by snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and off-highway light trucks. These funds are appropriated to the states by the Federal Highway Administration as authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The program in New Hampshire is administered by the Bureau of Trails.

2024 Recreational Trails Program Informational Workshop Schedule*
 
When: May 17, 2023 (two sessions), 1:00PM – 3:00 PM OR 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: DNCR HQ: 172 Pembroke Rd, Concord, NH 03301
 
When: May 24, 2023, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Location: DNCR Lancaster Office: 629B Main Street Lancaster, NH 03584
 
Contact Jay Scarborough at jay.a.scarborough@dncr.nh.gov with any questions.
*attendance to at least one session is required for application submission
 

2024 RTP Application Now Available:

Forms

2024 RTP Application Project B
Budget Detail for RTP Projects
NH RTP Guidelines

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