DCNR Declares New Investments in ATV and Snowmobile Initiatives – Cyber Tech

Press launch shared by PA Media on August 21, 2024.  

Division of Conservation and Pure Sources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn introduced new grant funding totaling $2,124,200 for all-terrain automobile and snowmobile services and trails in Pennsylvania.

“Annually, 1000’s of avid ATV and snowmobile driving lovers recreate in Pennsylvania, and the division invests in tasks that enhance upon and develop these kinds of motorized recreation alternatives throughout the Commonwealth,” Secretary Dunn mentioned. “That is additionally a pleasant reminder that the autumn grant spherical is open and that we encourage municipalities and organizations to use earlier than the September 30 deadline.”

The investments from the All-Terrain Automobile Administration Restricted Account and Snowmobile Administration Restricted Account will help planning, acquisition, building, and upkeep of all-terrain automobile and snowmobile trails and services. The six grant recipients are:

• Snow Shoe Rails to Trails Affiliation was awarded $85,600 from the Administration Restricted Account — All-Terrain Autos, to help with preparation of a feasibility examine to look at infrastructure, upkeep, and organizational wants and to plan for the event of an all-terrain automobile storage facility in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County. Work will embody an digital written report
• Piney Rail Riders was awarded $937,900 from the Administration Restricted Account — All-Terrain Autos, to help with the acquisition of roughly 550 acres in Piney Township, Clarion County and Brookville Borough, Jefferson County, to offer roughly 24 miles of all-terrain automobile path for the event of the Piney Department All-Terrain Automobile Rail Hall
• Presque Isle Snowmobile Membership, Inc. was awarded $20,000 from the Administration Restricted Account — Snowmobile, to help with the acquisition of apparatus to assemble and keep roughly 26 miles of snowmobile trails in Harmony, Greene, Union, Wayne and Waterford townships and Corry Metropolis, Erie County
• Lannding, LLC was awarded, $269,000 from the Administration Restricted Account — All-Terrain Autos, in direction of the acquisition of apparatus to assemble and keep roughly 90 miles of all-terrain automobile trails on the Lannding All-Terrain Automobile Park in Pine Township, Indiana County
• Mines and Meadows LLC, was awarded $741,500 from the Administration Restricted Account — All-Terrain Autos, for the event of the 870 acre Mines and Meadows All-Terrain Automobile Park in New Beaver and Wampum boroughs, Lawrence County. Work to incorporate building of 4 new consolation stations and parking areas, rehabilitation of two campsites, ADA entry, landscaping, undertaking signal and different associated web site enhancements
• Pennsylvania State Snowmobile Affiliation was awarded $70,000 from the Administration Restricted Account — Snowmobile to coordinate and fund the 2025 Snowmobile mini-grant program and the Mapgears path mapping software program program. Work will embody an digital written report

The Division of Conservation and Pure Sources can award grants two instances annually to municipalities and organizations for growth of publicly accessible all-terrain automobile and snowmobile trails and services.

The autumn All-Terrain Automobile and Snowmobile grant spherical opened on August 1 and closes on September 30.

Purposes will solely be accepted electronically via the division’s on-line grant software system​.

Grants are open to municipalities, non-profit and for-profit organizations.

Proposed snowmobile and all-terrain automobile associated tasks eligible for division grants embody planning, land acquisition, growth, rehabilitation, upkeep, buy of apparatus for upkeep and building, and growth of academic packages associated to snowmobile and all-terrain automobile trails and services.

No match is required for this funding; nonetheless, functions offering matching funding will probably be given extra consideration.

With a number of restricted exceptions, all snowmobiles and all-terrain autos in Pennsylvania should have a registration issued by the division.

Statewide, Pennsylvania has almost 32,000 energetic snowmobiles registered, and greater than 288,000 all-terrain autos.

Grants are administered by The Division of Conservation and Pure Sources with funding supplied from registrations.

Extra details about All-Terrain Automobile and Snowmobile grants will be discovered on the division’s web site. Try the division’s Calendar of Occasions for occasions on public lands.

Media Contact: Wesley Robinson ([email protected])