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WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) today announced the recipients of its 2021 Trail Grants Program, awarding $145,000 to fill critical trail gaps, with an emphasis on regional and community development goals.
The developing Cowboy Trail Connection in Chadron, Nebraska, part of the preferred route of the Great American Rail-Trail, was one of 11 projects awarded a Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Grant on March 16, 2021. Photo courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy awards $145,000 in grants to advance 11 trail projects nationwide.
The awards included $60,000 in Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund grants, used this year to advance projects that bring forward the vision for the cross-country Great American Rail-Trail, a developing 3,700-mile trail that connects across 12 states between Washington, D.C., and Washington State. This year's Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund grants are made in honor of the legacy of the late rail-trail philanthropist, Jeffrey L. Doppelt, who passed away from COVID-19 in January 2021. A member of RTC for more than 25 years, Jeff invested over $800,000 in the nation's rail-trails, benefiting more than 40 projects nationwide.