Yamaha Motor
Corp., U.S.A. recently approved first quarter awards providing
funding from its OHV Access
Initiative, the industry leader in Guaranteeing Responsible Access
to our Nation's Trails (GRANTs), to deserving organizations across the country.
"Yamaha has approved new GRANTs to support
organizations that span the country, from California
to Vermont,
serving the mission to promote safe, responsible riding and open, sustainable
riding areas," said Steve Nessl, Yamaha ATV and side-by-side marketing
manager. "Yamaha's reach through the OHV Access Initiative is national, but the
heart of the program resides in the local communities that enjoy increased
family fun and economic development through safe, responsible OHV access."
In just the first quarter of 2013, the Yamaha OHV
Access Initiative awarded more than $85,000 to a variety of organizations
including local riding clubs, regional BLM offices and the National FFA
Foundation, illustrating the breadth of the program's reach. The 2013 Q1 Yamaha GRANT
recipients are:
- Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office, California
- Coastal Off Road Riders Association, South Carolina
- Colorado Backcountry Trail Riders Association
- Dirt, Inc., Idaho
- Electric City Dirt Riders, Montana
- National FFA Foundation
- Northwest Wyoming Off Highway Vehicle Alliance
- St. Helen Dirtpackers ORV Club, Michigan
- Vermont
ATV Sportsman Association
Yamaha's GRANT to the Northwest Wyoming Off Highway Vehicle
Alliance-the first organization from Wyoming
to submit a qualified application into the program-raises the total number of
states in which GRANTs have been approved to 38.
Yamaha is actively seeking qualified projects at local,
state and federal levels. The current OHV Access Initiative GRANT application form
and guidelines are available online at www.yamahaohvaccess.com.
The next deadline to submit a GRANT application is Saturday, June 29, 2013.
About the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative
The Yamaha OHV Access Initiative is the industry
leader in Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation's Trails (GRANTs).
Through this program, Yamaha has directly and indirectly supported
thousands of miles of trails, maintained and rehabilitated countless riding
areas, improved staging areas, built bridges over fish-bearing streams and
partnered with local riding communities across the country to improve the OHV
experience. Each quarter, Yamaha accepts applications from non-profit or
tax-exempt organizations including OHV riding clubs and associations, national,
state and local public land use agencies and other members of the OHV community
in the United States.
A committee then reviews each application and awards GRANTs to deserving
projects. Examples of appropriate projects for GRANTs include, but are not
limited to:
- Trail development, restoration and maintenance
- Trail signage and map production
- Staging area construction, renovation and maintenance
- Land stewardship, trail safety and education
