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LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS GRANT PROGRAM Information Sheet 2005 Deadlines/ Applications must be received no later than February 28, 2005. Pending the availability Important offunds, reimbursement grant awards will be announced no later than July 2005. Dates: Program The emphasis of this program is to promote access between people and desirable Introduction: destinations, not to develop significant new recreation facilities. Its primary purpose is to complete trails connections between where people live (e.g. residential areas within cities, and communities) and significant public recreation facilities (e.g. parks and other trails). Priority will be given to residential connections to state and regional facilities and linking existing trail segments. How It works: Provides reimbursement grants to local units of government for trail projects or serves as a partial local "match" for a TEA-21 Enhancement project. Eligible Land acquisition and trail development. However, acquisition of trail right-of-way will Activities: only be eligible when it is proposed in conjunction with trail development. Land purchased with this fund will require a "perpetual easement for recreational trail purposes," and trails developed with these funds will require a twenty-year maintenance commitment by the project sponsor. Projects inside state park boundaries, state trail corridors, or elements of the Metropolitan Regional Open Space System are ineligible. Eligible Cities, counties and townships. Applicants: Local Support: LocaVarea support must be demonstrated by providing resolution, or minutes of council hearing. Local Match: Fifty percent (50%) "cash match" for eligible elements of the project proposal is required. . Neither this funding source nor the cash match can be used for in-house labor services and/or to meet existing payroll (i.e., only contract services, materials and supplies are reimbursable) . Federal Recreational Trail Grant Program, Regional Trail Grant Program, Metropolitan Council Funds and other state funds are not eligible cash matches for this program. Grant Project proposal maximum requests can result in no more than $100,000 of Amount: reimbursement. Project Period: Funded projects will need to begin promptly after an agreement has been completed between the State and the applicant. Projects must be completed prior to June 30, 2006. All components of the project must be completed by this date. This period may be extended for projects receiving TEA-21 Enhancement funding. Disbursement: Grants are reimbursable. Costs must be incurred and paid for before reimbursement can take place. For Application Requests or other information: Tim Mitchell Statewide 651/297 -1718 Forrest Boe Northwestern MN 218/755-3969 Les Ollila Northeastern MN 218/327-4409 Dave Wolff Southern MN 507/359-6066 Dan Collins Metro/Central MN 651/772-7936 Send application request to: Trail Recreation Section DNRffraiIs and Waterways 500 Lafayette Road, Box 52 St. Paul, MN 55155-4052 Fax (651)297-5475