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Three people riding ATVs at the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. Photo by Dustin Doskocil.

Three people riding ATVs at the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. Photo by Dustin Doskocil.

About the Grants

Off Highway Vehicle Grants

Off Highway Vehicle Grants are available for projects related to recreational use of Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs) on lands open to the public.​​ Local, county, and state governments, federal agencies, special recreation districts, and non-profit organizations with ​management responsibilities over public lands may apply for and are eligible to receive non-motorized and motorized trail grants.

Eligible trail crew grant projects include: facility and trail maintenance, reconstruction, monitoring, signs, education, mapping, compliance checks, and more.

Eligible competitive grant projects include: construction, maintenance or restoration of motorized use trails, erosion control, equipment and supplies, signs, printed materials, trail planning, land acquisition or easements, education programs, funding for project employees or trail crew, and more.

Currently Closed: This grant application opens every October.

1,000

Awarded Grants

$2

million grants

33

trails repaired

51

2025 Grant Submissions

25

2025 Good Management Submissions

OHV Grants

Grant Submissions

2024-2025 grant applications are listed here, but the public comment period has closed.

    ​OHV Competitive Trail Project Grant Submissions
    1. ​​​South Park Equipment
    2. East Fork Trail Project
    3. Dozer 25 Project
    4. Sawyer Training
    5. PPRD OHV Annual Ops
    6. GV Heavy Equipment Trail Crew
    7. SFSP Government Creek
    8. Farris Creek Bypass Trail Reconstruction
    9. Dillon OHV Crew Equipment
    10. Ouray Trail Dozer Maintenance
    11. BLM Gunnison OHV Crew-Motorcycle
    12. Megawatt Moto Track Maintenance
    13. Shavano Gateway Recreation Area
    14. Pike NF Law Enforcement Officer Moto
    15. COHVCO OHV Workshops
    16. Silt Mesa ERMA Paleontologist Project
    17. North Zone OHV Crew
    18. GJFO Equipment Ops
    19. BLM Statewide OHV Law Enforcement
    20. RGFO Motorcycle Request
    21. HPBE Elkhorn Bridge
    22. HPBE Motorized Trail Crew
    23. Ophir Creek Parking Lot Expansion
    24. White River OHV Trail Crew
    25. Little Snake OHV Crew
    26. Columbine OHV Parking Area Restrooms
    27. OHV San Carlos Trail Project
    28. Rampart Trail Crew Patrol VII
    29. CCMR Trail Maintenance
    30. CCMR Marshall Extension
    31. Grand Junction Motocross Track-Ph.5
    32. RRMMC Trail Plan
    33. RRMMC Trail Maintenance
    34. RGFO Trail Maintenance
    35. HASRC OHV Track Maintenance
    36. Boulder Ranger District OHV Crew
    37. USFS-SLVGO OHV Major Reroute
    38. BLM-SLVGO OHV Trail Crew
    39. STT Education Stewardship Alliance
    40. STT Travel Management Signage
    41. Nelson's Trail #672 Maintenance
    42. Penrose Commons Trail Planning
    43. Rifle District UTV Equipment
    44. Return to Dirt Colorado
    45. Reunion Trail, Ph. 2
    46. Columbine OHV Trails Program
    47. Grizzly Helena Trail Review
    48. Divide Heavy Maintenance Crew
    49. WSATVA Supply and Equipment
    50. WSATVA Trail Dozer
    51. WSATVA Subcontractor Trail Maintenance
    Good Management Submissions​​

    Contact

    Please contact the the State Trails Program with any questions at:

    The State Trails Program
    303-791-1957
    trails@​state.co.us

    Trails Grants

    Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers additional trail grants to apply for. 

    Snowmobile Trail Grants

    Snowmobile Trail Grants

    Purchase new or repair existing trail groomers, make trailhead improvements, create new or maintain maintenance facilities, or purchase signs and trail markers.

    About Snowmobile Trail Grants
    Non-Motorized Trail Grants.

    Non-Motorized Trail Grants

    Eligible project types include trail construction, maintenance, planning, support and trail stewardship crews.

    About Non-motorized Trail Grants