The Trail Volunteer Fund was established in 2007, and the first grant was made in early 2008. Since then, the Fund made about a dozen grants each year. To date, the Fund has supported 232 projects on 53 trails, including 21 on various sections of the Great Allegheny Passage, 21 of the projects have been carried out by youth groups, including several Eagle Scout and Girl Scout Star Award projects. See photos of some of the projects.
Grants have supported equipment and materials for maintenance equipment, bridge and trail surfacing, facilities such as picnic and camping areas, signage, fencing, and numerous other projects.
The trails included , Allegheny Highlands PA, Allegheny River, Allegheny Trail Alliance, Alleghey Valley Trail Alliance, Armstrong, ARTinCC, Avonmore, Butler-Freeport, Clarion Little Toby, Coal And Coke, Corry, Deckers Creek, East Branch, Ernst, Five Bridges, Five Star, Friends of the Riverfront, Girtys Wood Nature Preserve, Harrison, Hollow Oak, Indian Ck, James Meyer, Kinzua Valley, Knox Kane, Marrienville Four Seasons, McKeesport, Mj2Kb, Mon Riv/Decker Ck, Mon River, Mon Yough, Montour, North Bend, Norwn Trails, Panhandle, Path of the Flood, Rail 66 County, Redbank Valley, Roaring Run, RTC Trails, Sandy Creek, Sheepskin, Shenango, Stavich, Steel Valley, Three Rivers Heritage, Troyer Family Heritage, West Penn, westland Branch montour trail, Westmoreland Heritage, Westmoreland Yough, Whitsett, Yough River.
| 2025 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/Nov | Indian Ck | Rehabilitate three small pedestrian bridges which have deteriorated over the years ... more ... | |||
| 2025/Nov | Steel Valley | the purchase of the Hot Box 10 Asphalt Crack Filler Melter Applicator and a pallet of Hot Rubberized Crack Filler ... more ... | |||
| 2025/Sep | Armstrong | improve parking access at Mahoning Bridge-303 Mahoning Road, Templeton ... more ... | |||
| 2025/May | Deckers Creek | construction of a weather shelter near mile 18.5 of the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail ... more ... | |||
| 2025/May | Westmoreland Heritage | Renovating WHT mile post 14 Bike Trail Kiosk ... more ... | |||
| 2025/Feb | Mon Yough | replace a pickup truck that is 40 years old and in need of lot of maintenance ... more ... | |||
| 2025/Feb | Yough River | build 8 picnic table, 3 benches,5 fire rings, 2 reroofs ... more ... | |||
| 2024 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2024/Dec | Three Rivers Heritage | Purchase electric power tools to switch out our current gas tools to electric ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Nov | Deckers Creek | Create a historical exhibit in the Masontown Trailhead welcome center ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Nov | Mon River | Sign the creek names on the Mon River Rail-Trail system ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Nov | Indian Ck | Rehap a 20 yr old pedestrian bride - replace deck and railing ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Nov | Steel Valley | purchase of tamper, cement saw, trailer to repair cracks in the asphalt ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Aug | Ernst | Expand the Bean parking lot ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Jul | West Penn | purchase of a used ATV for trail maintenance purposes ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Jul | westland Branch montour trail | facilitate the repair and acquisition of a used dump truck ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Jul | East Branch | Construct a section of trail nearGlynden ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Jun | Alleghey Valley Trail Alliance | purchase two commercial-grade chainsaws, blower, and contcrete pad ... more ... | |||
| 2024/May | Coal And Coke | storage trailer and tools ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Apr | Westmoreland Heritage | Create a collection of electric hand tools ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Mar | RTC Trails | Purchase a line painting machine ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Feb | Mon River | Funds are needed to establish a pollinator garden at the Collins Ferry Trailhead ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Feb | Clarion Little Toby | Buffalo Turbine Cyclone PTO Leaf Blower to help keep the entire trail’s ditches and culverts open. ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Feb | Mon Yough | replace a 20+ Yr old crew cab pickup with a new one ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Feb | Friends of the Riverfront | two trailers to expand its capacity to remove and haul materials for volunteers ... more ... | |||
| 2024/Jan | Five Bridges | for wayfinding signage along PA28, materials for mileage markers, and beautification at road crosings ... more ... | |||
| 2023 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2023/Nov | James Meyer | fix drainage issues, purchase limestone to resurface about 4 miles of trail, and equipment rental, ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Oct | Troyer Family Heritage | Increase height of cleared tree canopy to allow passage of bicycles on 4 miles of trail ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Aug | Marrienville Four Seasons | purchase a Kubota RTV-X1100CWL-H side-by-side to be able to pull our side mount mower ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Aug | Clarion Little Toby | purchase of the Trailblazer Max 2 mower ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Aug | Westmoreland Heritage | purchase a 72” Grass Cutting Deck attachment for our Ven Trax mower ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Jun | Mon River | build a weather shelter near mile 4.5 of the Mon River Rail-Trail, between Star City, WV and Point Marion, PA (Sheepskin Trail) ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Jun | Corry | Purchase of limestone and seeds to refurbish 0.6 miles of the Corry Junction Trail. ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Mar | Three Rivers Heritage | tools, safety equipment, and shovels to safely and effectively outfit volunteers ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Mar | Indian Ck | Materials to construct a parking lot such as 2B and 3B gravel, drainage pipes, handicap signs ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Feb | Clarion Little Toby | Resurface 2.5 to 3 miles of trail ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Feb | Mon Yough | Used backhoe ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Feb | Armstrong | limestone for Roston to Leechburg ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Jan | Montour | Acquire a walk behind brush hog to quickly attack the Japanese Knotweed ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Jan | West Penn | purchase a gently used zero turn mower to mow the Kiski, Saltsburg, Mayer, and Bow Ridge sections of trail, from just downstream of Saltsburg to the Conemaugh Dam and back. ... more ... | |||
| 2023/Jan | Westmoreland Heritage | Eagle Scout to construct a kiosk at MP 13.75 on the Westmoreland Heritage Trail. ... more ... | |||
| 2022 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2022/Jun | Corry | Beavers have created dams the unidate the trail with water ... more ... | |||
| 2022/Jun | Five Star | Trail bridge fence restoration and painting ... more ... | |||
| 2022/Jun | Deckers Creek | Build a weather shelter ... more ... | |||
| 2022/Jun | Mj2Kb | 6 passenger golf cart ... more ... | |||
| 2022/Mar | Mon Yough | A zero turn mower ... more ... | |||
| 2022/Mar | ARTinCC | 5280 feet of silt sock to control runoff ... more ... | |||
| 2022/Mar | Redbank Valley | Blower to clear ditches ... more ... | |||
| 2022/Mar | Westmoreland Heritage | Maintenance facility ... more ... | |||
| 2021 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2021/Dec | Whitsett | Tractor needs front end 4 wheel drive replaced ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Oct | Steel Valley | Replace 54-inch mower deck for ten year-old John Deere Mower ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Sep | Armstrong | Resurface from MP 39 to MP 40. It has been approximately 15 years ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Aug | Mon River | Provide a collection of tools for monthly work parties ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Jul | Five Star | Install a phone charging station at Huff Avenue Trailhead ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Jul | Westmoreland Heritage | Purcashe a new mower, since the 1999 mower is geting worn out ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Jun | Three Rivers Heritage | Repave about 1300 feet of trail ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Jun | Avonmore | Equiomenr and limestoe to kick-start volunteer trail development/maintenance ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Jun | Clarion Little Toby | resurface 3 miles of 25 year old trail ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Apr | Corry | Build 800 feet trail extension ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Apr | East Branch | Contrust 11,200 fet of trail by volunteers ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Apr | Knox Kane | Reestablish old drainage ditches with the use of a donated excavator and hand shovel work. ... more ... | |||
| 2021/Apr | Armstrong | request a zero turn mower to mow smaller parklets ... more ... | |||
| 2020 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2020/Oct | Corry | Purchase a tractor, with 8 attachments ... more ... | |||
| 2020/Oct | Mon River | Weather Shelter ... more ... | |||
| 2020/Sep | Indian Ck | Hand tools ... more ... | |||
| 2020/Sep | Knox Kane | drainage | |||
| 2020/Sep | Westmoreland Heritage | interpretive signs ... more ... | |||
| 2020/Jul | Yough River | bridge decking | |||
| 2020/Jul | Mon Yough | Replace large rear tires on tractor, and two tires on box truck ... more ... | |||
| 2020/May | West Penn | repair and resurface two sections of trail: ... more ... | |||
| 2020/May | East Branch | Material and equipment rental | |||
| 2020/Mar | Butler-Freeport | Dump Trailer ... more ... | |||
| 2020/Jan | Mon Yough | Toro cart | |||
| 2020/Jan | Knox Kane | dozer rental ... more ... | |||
| 2020/Jan | North Bend | bridge decking | |||
| 2019 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2019/Dec | Path of the Flood | Replace an undersized culvert (12 in) with a 36 in pipe ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Dec | Deckers Creek | Directional Town Amenity Sign for Long Alley Trail Connector ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Dec | Shenango | Repair the crushed limestone surface that was washed away ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Dec | Armstrong | tools, augers ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Dec | Roaring Run | repair wahouts, landdlises, and fix culverts ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Dec | Steel Valley | Toro cart | |||
| 2019/Dec | Butler-Freeport | Polaris ranger, mower | |||
| 2019/Sep | Redbank Valley | a storm id major damage to a exitng railroad culvert | |||
| 2019/Sep | Kinzua Valley | replace a non funtioing utility sis-byside Utility vechile ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Jun | Butler-Freeport | Surface remediation and ditching after a major storm ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Jun | Corry | Design and manufacture a three-sided Information Kiosk ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Jun | Hollow Oak | ramps to bridges | |||
| 2019/Jun | Indian Ck | kiosk | |||
| 2019/Jun | Westmoreland Heritage | provide historical interpative signs so events of the past take center stage. ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Mar | Mon Yough | stone, blade, generator | |||
| 2019/Mar | Westmoreland Yough | golf cart | |||
| 2019/Mar | Armstrong | bridge deck | |||
| 2019/Jan | Mon Riv/Decker Ck | kiosks, fixit sta | |||
| 2019/Jan | Mj2Kb | tractor, mower ... more ... | |||
| 2018 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2018/Dec | Butler-Freeport | Audubon swift kiosks | |||
| 2018/Dec | Three Rivers Heritage | tools, container | |||
| 2018/Nov | Hollow Oak | bridge deck, railing | |||
| 2018/Nov | Redbank Valley | signs, surface | |||
| 2018/Nov | Rail 66 County | trail base prep | |||
| 2018/Nov | Rail 66 County | excavator | |||
| 2018/Sep | Armstrong | bollards | |||
| 2018/Sep | Butler-Freeport | atv+mower | |||
| 2018/Sep | Westmoreland Heritage | trimmer-mower | |||
| 2018/May | Knox Kane | tools | |||
| 2018/May | Westmoreland Heritage | trailer, bridge deck | |||
| 2018/May | Indian Ck | fence post/rails | |||
| 2018/Apr | Redbank Valley | trailer, bridge deck | |||
| 2018/Mar | Mon Riv/Decker Ck | shelter | |||
| 2018/Mar | Steel Valley | hard hats | |||
| 2018/Mar | Armstrong | pavilion | |||
| 2018/Mar | Rail 66 County | equipment | |||
| 2018/Mar | Allegheny Trail Alliance | Volunteer signs | |||
| 2017 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2017/Dec | Kinzua Valley | utility vehicle | |||
| 2017/Dec | Allegheny River | Dotter access improvements | |||
| 2017/Nov | Harrison | storage shed | |||
| 2017/Nov | Mon Yough | dump truck | |||
| 2017/Sep | Mon Yough | tires | |||
| 2017/Jun | Westmoreland Heritage | storage container | |||
| 2017/Jun | Westmoreland Heritage | landscaping, kiosk | |||
| 2017/Mar | Steel Valley | safety fencing | |||
| 2017/Mar | Steel Valley | tractor, mower bar, storage ... more ... | |||
| 2017/Feb | West Penn | retaining wall | |||
| 2017/Feb | Three Rivers Heritage | hand tools | |||
| 2017/Feb | Kinzua Valley | flail mower | |||
| 2017/Feb | Westmoreland Heritage | trailhead landscape | |||
| 2017/Feb | Redbank Valley | bridge decking | |||
| 2016 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2016/Dec | Ernst | limestone | |||
| 2016/Dec | Rail 66 County | track loader | |||
| 2016/Aug | Butler-Freeport | bridge railings | |||
| 2016/Aug | Montour | directional signs | |||
| 2016/Jul | Mon Yough | Equipment | |||
| 2016/Jun | Armstrong | mark route through E Brady | |||
| 2016/Jun | Three Rivers Heritage | safety vests | |||
| 2016/Jun | Indian Ck | handicap parking SR653 | |||
| 2016/Jun | McKeesport | McKeesport hostel landscape | |||
| 2016/Jun | Redbank Valley | limestone Lawsonham | |||
| 2016/May | Armstrong | limestone Riverview park | |||
| 2016/Mar | Armstrong | pull-behind mower | |||
| 2015 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2015/Dec | Deckers Creek | replace mile markers | |||
| 2015/Nov | Roaring Run | leaf blower | |||
| 2015/Nov | Mon Yough | Campsites | |||
| 2015/Nov | Westmoreland Yough | repair drainage ditches | |||
| 2015/Sep | Montour | graffiti proof paint | |||
| 2015/Aug | Armstrong | limestone Hook Sta | |||
| 2015/Aug | Five Star | safety repairs to the hoff bridge | |||
| 2015/Aug | Westmoreland Heritage | Repair an unsafe condition on the bridge near Huff Ave ... more ... | |||
| 2015/Jun | Butler-Freeport | skid loader | |||
| 2015/Mar | Three Rivers Heritage | hand tools | |||
| 2015/Mar | Westmoreland Yough | turbine blower | |||
| 2015/Jan | Whitsett | split rail fencing | |||
| 2015/Jan | Westmoreland Yough | King Trail Access | |||
| 2014 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2014/Dec | Mon Yough | log splitter Dravo | |||
| 2014/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Scout half mile markers | |||
| 2014/Sep | Redbank Valley | brush hog,mower arm | |||
| 2014/Jun | Five Star | Scout planters | |||
| 2014/Jun | Yough River | Construct 2 adirondack shelters | |||
| 2014/Mar | Westmoreland Yough | golf cart | |||
| 2014/Mar | Westmoreland Yough | mower deck | |||
| 2014/Mar | Mon Yough | trailer | |||
| 2014/Jan | Armstrong | limestone philipston | |||
| 2014/Jan | Mon Yough | Adirondack shelter Darvo | |||
| 2014/Jan | Butler-Freeport | Historical marker Massey Harbison | |||
| 2013 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2013/Oct | Three Rivers Heritage | hand tools | |||
| 2013/Oct | Montour | emergency repair, limestone | |||
| 2013/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Bike rack, Table | |||
| 2013/Sep | Armstrong | limestone Rimer | |||
| 2013/Jun | Redbank Valley | fuel, stone, sign, fence Middle Rd | |||
| 2013/Jun | Mon Yough | Pavilion | |||
| 2013/Jun | Path of the Flood | gas, oil, maint for tractor | |||
| 2013/Jun | Montour | limestone Stewart Rd | |||
| 2013/Mar | Redbank Valley | Equipment | |||
| 2013/Mar | Redbank Valley | limestone claimax-leatherwood | |||
| 2013/Mar | Sheepskin | artwork Pt Marion | |||
| 2013/Mar | Westmoreland Yough | remodel 3 kiosks | |||
| 2013/Mar | Westmoreland Yough | storage container | |||
| 2013/Jan | Roaring Run | limestone, drain pipe N Apollo | |||
| 2012 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2012/Aug | Three Rivers Heritage | hedge trimmer | |||
| 2012/Jul | Allegheny River | Scout adirondack shelter | |||
| 2012/Jun | Five Star | storage container | |||
| 2012/Jun | Armstrong | limestone Manorville | |||
| 2012/Jun | Montour | limestone Morganza | |||
| 2012/Jun | Westmoreland Yough | power grader/groomer | |||
| 2012/Jun | Westmoreland Yough | trail signage | |||
| 2012/Jun | Westmoreland Yough | repair kiosks | |||
| 2012/Mar | Butler-Freeport | Bridge decking and drains | |||
| 2012/Mar | Redbank Valley | grader | |||
| 2011 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2011/Dec | Three Rivers Heritage | Purchase graffiti remover for cleaning stickers, tags, etc. from walls, signs, | |||
| 2011/Dec | Three Rivers Heritage | Snow Shovels | |||
| 2011/Oct | Westmoreland Heritage | This project creates a mural in the Westmoreland Heritage Trail tunnel between the Conemaugh and Loyalhanna Rivers. ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Sep | McKeesport | Install directional, instructional, and trail rules signs for the Mckeesport section ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Jul | Butler-Freeport | Construct a three-sided enclosures for the chemical toilets (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Jul | Yough River | This project builds new camping shelters and reconstructs an existing shelter in Roundbottom Campground near Layton. ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Jun | Roaring Run | This project provides a trimmer for trail maintenance ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Jun | Armstrong | This project provides a finished surface on the trail in the vicinity of Hooks Station. ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Jun | Redbank Valley | This project installs decking and railings on bridges on the eastern end of the Redbank Valley Trail. ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Mar | Steel Valley | This project provides a riding mower for trail maintenance. ... more ... | |||
| 2011/Mar | Redbank Valley | This project installs decking and railings on bridges on the Redbank Valley Trail. ... more ... | |||
| 2010 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2010/Dec | Redbank Valley | Provide fuel for heavy equipment used by volunteers for grading ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Mark connecting route from trail to Butler with road paint and reflective beads ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Stavich | This project brings together volunteers to create a 2500 sq ft planting of daffodils at the Covert Rd trailhead. ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Mon Yough | purchase a grooming attachment for tractor ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Westmoreland Yough | Construct benches, picnic table, signs (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Yough River | This project will construct safety fencing on the new Memorial Bridge trail extension from the Great Allegheny Passage into Connellsville. Volunteers will include one or two Eagle Scout projects. ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Construct benches, picnic table, signs (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Jun | Steel Valley | Acquire storage unit for trail maintenance equipment ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Jun | Yough River | Adds a concrete floor and apron for the Maintenance Building at Connellsville ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Jun | Armstrong | Place crushed limestone trail surface on new section of trail near Brady ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Jun | Yough River | signs at camp, garden ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Feb | Roaring Run | Purchase rear scraper blade for tractor to help with trail maintenance ... more ... | |||
| 2009 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2009/Nov | Montour | Re-furbishes a donated 116-ft-long bridge and places it across Piney Creek ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Nov | Yough River | Extends a maintenance shed to accommodate the tractor and mower ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Prepare and install trailhead signage (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Sep | Three Rivers Heritage | Repair safety fencing on South Side Trail ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Aug | Yough River | Purchase tractor for maintenance and trail mowing on slopes in Fayette County ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Jun | Yough River | Develop and maintain a planter garden along the trail in Connellsville ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Jun | Sandy Creek | Construct picnic area near Belmar trailhead (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Jun | RTC Trails | Purchase power tools for volunteers to use in trail maintenance ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Mar | Armstrong | Purchase treated wood and communications equipment for installing mileposts for ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Mar | Butler-Freeport | Install gates at road crossings to exclude motor vehicles from the trail ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Mar | Montour | Develop campsites for hikers and bikers near the Kurnick trailhead ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Mar | McKeesport | Provide materials for startup of all-volunteer newsletter ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Mar | Panhandle | Complete trail repairs for Hurricane Ivan damage with limestone surface ... more ... | |||
| 2008 Grants awarded | Trail | Brief Description | |||
| 2008/Dec | Yough River | Install radio repeater to provide communications at remote locations on the trail ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Oct | Three Rivers Heritage | Purchase graffiti remover for cleaning stickers, tags, etc. from walls, signs, etc. ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Sep | Allegheny River | Construct a 130' privacy fence to satisfy a right-of-way agreement. ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Sep | Montour | Resurface the trail from Georgetown Rd to Chartiers Creek Bridge ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Sep | Montour | Construct a picnic table and pavilion in the West Peters (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Jun | Mon Yough | Purchase zero-turn mower to handle special mowing challenges in Dravo area ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Jun | Montour | Construct and install information signs in Bethel and Peters (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Apr | Butler-Freeport | Install gates at road crossings to exclude motor vehicles from the trail ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Apr | Butler-Freeport | Develop and install a historical plaque at Herman (Girl Scout Gold Award project ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Apr | Allegheny Highlands PA | Install safety fencing at both approaches to the newly-relocated Bollman Bridge&nb ... more ... | |||
| 2008/Jan | Montour | Construct crosswalk and stairway/ramp for safety improvement near Venice ... more ... |
