The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) is an assistance program of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The RTP provides funds to the States to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail uses.
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act reauthorized the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) for Federal fiscal years 2016 through 2020 as a set-aside of funds from the Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside under Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG).
Each State:
Program Brief
Brief description, talking points, and key links for the Recreational Trails Program.
Program Brochure
Description of the Recreational Trails Program.
Federal Transportation Funds Benefit Recreation
A narrative description (and presentation) of how FHWA programs can benefit recreational interests.
Recreational Trails Program Project Database and Report on State Trail Projects
This database of projects funded under the Recreational Trails Program has been compiled from reports supplied by State trail administrators. The report for FHWA documents RTP accomplishments on projects from 1993 through 2014.
Annual Achievement Awards Presented by the Coalition for Recreational Trails
The Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) recognizes outstanding RTP projects through its Annual Achievement Awards.
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