NCATLP Grant
2010 NCATLP Grant ProgramEligible for grants are projects that will enhance, conserve, protect, and maintain the Appalachian Trail within North Carolina. Download Guidelines and Application Grant requests should not exceed $5,000. Applications for the 2010 NCATLP Grant Program are due by Friday, March 5, 2010. Applications will be reviewed in March, and applicants will be notified of the status of their applications by April 2, 2010.
Since 2006, ATC’s Southern Regional Office has awarded $74,401 in A.T. License Plate Grants. Projects funded by the NCATLP Grant ProgramTrail Maintenance Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club’s provision of food to volunteers participating in two-day volunteer Hard Core crew, working in N.C. to rehabilitate and relocate the Trail. Smoky Mountains Hiking Club’s purchase materials to build mouldering privy at Sassafras Gap Shelter. Smoky Mountains Hiking Club’s purchase materials to build mouldering privy at Cable Gap Shelter. Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club’s purchase of replacement tools for trail maintenance. Education and Outreach Nantahala Hiking Club’s support of Hot Springs Public Library’s work to renovate the kiosk trail south in Resource Management Botanist James Donaldson’s work as part of a partnership of agencies, organizations and individuals testing goat grazing as an experimental management tool to restore grassy bald corridors on the Roan Massif. This is the second year of funding for the project. Mountains to Sea Ecological, Inc. work to implement the new data collection protocols for rare plants with volunteers. Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s enhancement the Roan Highlands through grassy balds management outreach and a volunteer development program. Western North Carolina Alliance’s work in partnership with ATC, SAMAB and the USDA Forest Service to control the spread of exotic invasive plants along segments of the A.T. in 2008 Equinox Environmental Consultation and Design, Inc.: Work with citizen scientists to conduct exotic invasive plant surveys in Hot Springs, N.C., and use findings to develop educational materials for the community to use to better identify and control invasive exotic plants. Hot Springs Elementary School: Introduce a new class to the A.T., to support the students’ work as trail maintainers, and for a Trail adoption celebration, including a hike and picnic on Max Patch. James Donaldson, Botanist: Partnership of agencies, organizations and individuals testing goat grazing as an experimental management tool to restore grassy bald corridors on the Roan Massif. Mountains to Sea Ecological, Inc.: Perform assessment of volunteer rare plant monitoring program in N.C. based on findings from 2007 rare plant investigations and associated updates to monitoring protocol. Smoky Mountains Hiking Club: Purchase of tools and equipment for use on the A.T. in N.C. Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: Enhance and maintain the viewshed and unique habitat along the A.T. in the Roan Highlands through expansion of grassy balds management outreach and volunteer development program. Summit Charter School: Develop a replica of the Appalachian Trail on school property to enhance the implementation of place-based education in school curriculum, and for use by students, parents and members of the Cashiers community. Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club: Purchase of durable, self-propelled string trimmer for use around open areas in N.C. Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club: Provide food to volunteers participating in two-day volunteer Hard Core crew, working in N.C. to rehabilitate and relocate the Trail. 2007 Carolina Mountain Club: Purchase of new tools for Trail maintenance Mountains-to-Sea Ecological, Inc.: Natural-heritage project to increase the protection of rare plants along the A.T. Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition: “Ancient Forests of the Appalachian Trail” project, an old growth mapping project Tennessee Eastman Hiking Club: Refurbish chainsaws and the purchase of additional ones for Trail maintenance in N.C. 2006 Tennessee Eastman Hiking Club: Refurbish sleeping platform at Overmountain Shelter, North CarolinaFor more information on these projects, call 828-254-3708.
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