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Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance

Program Information

Popular name

Rivers and Trails; RTCA

Program Number

15.921

Program objective

The Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program implements the natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation mission of the National Park Service in communities across America.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    No information available. 31 Grants were funded.

  2. 2018

    Program provided assistance with 242 projects.

  3. 2019

    The program assisted communities with approximately 214 projects.

  4. 2020

    Six communities received funding for projects.

  5. 2022

    Provided assistance and funding to communities to meet the goals and objectives of the National Trails Act.

  6. 2024

    Previous project example and accomplishments include assessing the impacts of waters and ecosystems of Bylew Creek, including analyzing water quality and any associated ecological impacts.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Visit www.nps.gov/orgs/rtca for more information, and instructions on applying for assistance.

  1. 16 Conservation U.S.C. § § 1241-51 The National Trails System Act.