Oregon Trails Funding Opportunities

February 4th, 2021: Oregon Trails Coalition hosted a webinar to share information about grant programs and other funding opportunities for trails in Oregon as well as share a case study for how the City of Portland and Friends of Gateway Green put a variety of funding sources together to develop a site in East Portland with a system of soft-surface and paved multi-use trails and pump track.

Thanks to our Presenters:

• Ross Swanson, Gateway Green Project Manager, Portland Parks and Recreation

• Linda Robinson, Board Member, Friends of Gateway Green

• Jodi Bellefueille, RTP & ORTAC Coordinator, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

• Zach Jarrett, Trails and Dispersed Recreation Program Manager, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region

• Alan Thompson, Oregon Community Paths Program Manager, Oregon Department of Transportation

• Neal Christensen FLAP, Program Manager, Western Federal Lands Highway Division

• Humberto Marquez Mendez, Metro Parks and Nature

• Dan Kaempff, Principal Transportation Planner, Metro

Watch the recorded webinar:

Helpful Links from the Webinar:

• Friends of Gateway Green

• Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Grants Programs and Contacts

• Oregon Department of Transportation Community Paths Program

• Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP)

• Travel Oregon Industry Newsletter Sign-Up

• Transportation Growth Management Planning Grants

• Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (Oregon Contact: Dan Miller)

• USDA Rural Development Community Assistance (Oregon Contact: Tim O'Connell)

• Metro Parks and Nature News Sign-Up

• Metro Regional Flexible Funds

• Government Funding Sources for Trails