OGT FUNDING ALERT – An Update

Recreational Trails Program The Office of Greenways & Trails is pleased to announce the complete Recreational Trails Program Grant Application Workshop Schedule. Thank you to all our workshop hosts: Manatee County, City of Orlando, City of Plantation and Wakulla Springs State Park. Locator maps and driving instructions may be obtained at the websites listed, or by phoning the workshop site. Hard copies of the applications will be available at the workshops. Electronic files (Acrobat, live field pdf) were sent with the original announcement and will be available on our website www.FloridaGreenwaysAndTrails.com The Complete Application Workshop Schedule: November 18, 2003, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Crosley Estate One Seagate Drive 8374 North Tamiami Trail Bradenton 941.722.3244 (museum) 941.745.3735 www.crosleymuseum.com  November 19, 2003, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Mayor Carl T. Langford Park 1808 East Central Boulevard Orlando 407.246.2150 www.cityoforlando.net/public_works/parks/cityparks/MCLangford/MCarlLangford.htm November 20, 2003, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Jim Ward Community Center 301 NW 46th Avenue Plantation 954.585.2344 www.plantation.org/parks_jw-community-center.html   December 4, 2003, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Wakulla Springs State Park 550 Wakulla Park Drive Wakulla Springs (south of Tallahassee) 850.224.5950 www.floridastateparks.org/wakullasprings Best of luck with your greenways and trails funding search. The Rec Trails Program is an excellent way to fund trails projects – motorized, non-motorized and mixed-use. We hope to visit with you at one of the RTP grant application workshops. If you have questions, or wish to be removed from the OGT Funding Alert distribution list, please contact me by phone, e-mail, or via postal service. Alexandra H. Weiss, CPM Greenways & Trails Coordinator Recreational Trails Program Office of Greenways & Trails Florida Department of Environmental Protection 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000 850.245.2052 www.FloridaGreenwaysAndTrails.com

Any FTR club interested in applying for a grant for a motorized off-highway vehicle project (a trail, an area, an improvement to an existing area, maintenance equipment to maintain a trail or riding area) should attend one of the three workshops listed above. If anyone has any questions, they can contact Alex Weiss at Florida DEP (850-245-2052) or Jack Terrell (863-984-9294).