Blaylock For Congress Committee issued the following announcement on April 5.
Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) is seeking public comment on proposed 2020 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) grant proposals for the current grant application cycle which closed on February 28, 2020. Public comments will be accepted through Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 5pm.
The OHV program received fourteen grant requests totaling $224,485. Approximately $152,000 in OHV grant funding is available for 2020. Montana's Off-Highway Vehicle Program supports projects such as trail maintenance, signs, trail stewards, ethics education, noxious weed control, safety and mapping efforts. Grant awards are allocated by Montana State Parks with recommendations from the citizen-based Off-Highway Vehicle Advisory Committee (OHVAC). The OHV program is funded through a portion of the state gas tax, non-resident OHV permits, and OHV registration fees.
A summary list of the 2020 OHV grant application funding requests is available at: http://stateparks.mt.gov/recreation/ohvGrants.html
The public is invited to comment on the funding requests. Public Comments are due by Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 5pm. To comment online, visit stateparks.mt.gov and click on “Public Comment & Notices” in the navigation.
The public may send comments to: Montana State Parks, Attn: Michelle McNamee, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701.
The public may also email comments to: Michelle.McNamee@mt.gov
Full grant applications are available by request in the Parks Division Office at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Headquarters located at 1420 E. 6th Avenue in Helena, Montana 59620.
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