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This spring Bikes Belong, the U.S. bicycle industry organization dedicated to putting more people on bicycles, is awarding six recreation-oriented grants for a wide variety of bicycle-related projects across the country.
Willimantic Whitewater Partnership: Hop River/Airline Extension Bike Path (Willlimantic, CT)
The Willimantic Whitewater Partnership—community coalition of corporations, families, and nonprofits working together to revitalize the historic riverfront and create a recreation hub in the town of Willimantic—will receive $10,000 to help build the Hop River/Airline Trail Extension bike path as part of their riverfront recreation park. More info....
California Off-Road Bicyclists Association: Mount Hillyer Freeride Trail (Los Angeles County, CA)
The Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA) scored a $10,000 grant to help build a freeride trail in the Mount Hillyer area of the Chilao Recreation Area and enhance the surrounding trail system—an exciting project that has the full support of the Forest Service.
Vermont Mountain Bike Association: Green Mountain Trail Access
The Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA) will receive $9,200 for their Green Mountain National Forest Access Program. This grant will help VMBA in its effort to reconstruct and extend three sections of singletrack in the Green Mountain National Forest's Moosalamoo National Recreation Area—previously off-limits to mountain bikes.
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship: North Yuba Trail Extension (Downieville, CA)
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS) will use their $5,000 grant to help complete the final 4 miles of the North Yuba Trail—referred to as the Golden Spoke—which will connect 14 miles of singletrack. This non-motorized trail will enable cross-country mountain bikers to ride to the prime Downieville trails from town.
Friends of Pathways: Order of the Arrow Trail Construction Project (Jackson, WY)
Friends of Pathways will receive $5,000 for their "Order of the Arrow" initiative, which will replace 10.5 miles of eroding, illegal trails with fun, sustainable singletrack on Teton Pass.
Village of Mexico, New York: Freedom Skate/BMX Park
The Village of Mexico, New York will use their $5,000 award to complete the Freedom Skate/BMX Park. Bikes Belong's funding will go toward bike-specific elements in the park. The facility, which has strong support from the city's mayor and parks & recreation commissioner, provides a place for freestyle BMX riders and skaters to coexist happily—and free of charge. It will also be a venue for events, clinics, and after-school programs.
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