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 237 projects on 52 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.
| 2020/Mar | Butler-Freeport | Dump Trailer ... more ... | |||
| 2019/Dec | Butler-Freeport | Polaris ranger, mower | |||
| 2019/Jun | Butler-Freeport | Surface remediation and ditching after a major storm ... more ... | |||
| 2018/Dec | Butler-Freeport | Audubon swift kiosks | |||
| 2018/Sep | Butler-Freeport | atv+mower | |||
| 2016/Aug | Butler-Freeport | bridge railings | |||
| 2015/Jun | Butler-Freeport | skid loader | |||
| 2014/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Scout half mile markers | |||
| 2014/Jan | Butler-Freeport | Historical marker Massey Harbison | |||
| 2013/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Bike rack, Table | |||
| 2012/Mar | Butler-Freeport | Bridge decking and drains | |||
| 2011/Jul | Butler-Freeport | Construct a three-sided enclosures for the chemical toilets (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Mark connecting route from trail to Butler with road paint and reflective beads ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Construct benches, picnic table, signs (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Sep | Butler-Freeport | Prepare and install trailhead signage (Eagle Scout project) ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Mar | Butler-Freeport | Install gates at road crossings to exclude motor vehicles from the trail ... 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 ... |
