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National Trails System Projects

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

15.935

Program objective

To preserve, protect, and develop the components of the National Trails System, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into written cooperative agreements to operate, develop, and maintain any portion of such a trail either within or outside a federally administered area. The Secretary may provide financial assistance to encourage participation in the acquisition, protection, operation, development, or maintenance of such trails.

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. 2016

    No information available. Financial Assistance was provided to over 50 organizations to maintain and administer programs on trails throughout the United States.

  2. 2017

    No information available.

  3. 2018

    No information available.

  4. 2019

    Over 20 projects were funded.

  5. 2020

    Thirty-five awards were made to non-profit entities for trail development and enhancements.

  6. 2021

    Over 30 organizations received funding for trail development, planning and maintenance.

  7. 2022

    In Fiscal Year 2022, this listing provided funding for 37 new projects in addition to modifications to existing projects.

  8. 2024

    Accomplishment include conducting year-round living history interpretation programs on the Overmountain Victory National Historical Trail, providing free on-water programs and dockside activities at Chesapeake Bay Towns along the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Train, and trail operations in Shenandoah National Park.

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.

2 CFR, Part 200, 43 CFR, OMB Circulars, standard forms, and program information.

  1. 16 U.S.C. § 1246(h)(1) National Trails Act.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Natural Resources

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Anyone/general public
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Individual/Family
  • Interstate
  • Intrastate
  • Local
  • Native American Organizations
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization
  • State

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