Snowmobile Grants Awarded for 2004

The Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation awarded a total of eleven grants. The Snowmobile Grants for this year were entirely for education and safety programs and are done periodically to ensure that safety standards are maintained. This years grants were not intended for easement acquisition, construction or maintenance of trails and other trail related facilities. Snowmobile Safety and Education funds are intended to develop, distribute, conduct and promote snowmobile safety and education programs and materials. Funds may be used to produce videos, training materials, fliers, public service announcements, posters, and other appropriate materials. Funds may also be used to purchase safety equipment.

These grants were made possible by snowmobile registration fees paid to the state by snowmobile owners. Continuation of this grant program is dependent upon an annual appropriation by the legislature of snowmobile fees collected the previous year.

Grant applications were reviewed and evaluated by the Snowmobile Trails Advisory Committee (SnoTRAC), a statewide citizen advisory committee appointed by the Director to promote safe snowmobiling and development of better facilities for snowmobile use statewide.