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 234 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.
| 2025/Feb | Yough River | build 8 picnic table, 3 benches,5 fire rings, 2 reroofs ... more ... | |||
| 2020/Jul | Yough River | bridge decking | |||
| 2014/Jun | Yough River | Construct 2 adirondack shelters | |||
| 2011/Jul | Yough River | This project builds new camping shelters and reconstructs an existing shelter in Roundbottom Campground near Layton. ... 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/Jun | Yough River | Adds a concrete floor and apron for the Maintenance Building at Connellsville ... more ... | |||
| 2010/Jun | Yough River | signs at camp, garden ... more ... | |||
| 2009/Nov | Yough River | Extends a maintenance shed to accommodate the tractor and mower ... 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 ... | |||
| 2008/Dec | Yough River | Install radio repeater to provide communications at remote locations on the trail ... more ... |
