B. Outdoor Recreation Facilities Program

Through its public process, GOCO learned that providing quality outdoor recreation experiences for all of Colorado’s communities is a priority for Coloradans.

GOCO will achieve its objectives through its existing grant programs and through grants larger than it has awarded to date:

Objective: Support the establishment of new outdoor recreation facilities.

Award larger grants to:

• Support planning efforts that assess and identify needs for and location of larger outdoor recreation facilities.
• Support development of facilities at new State Parks
• Provide matching funds for the development of new larger outdoor recreation facilities that serve more than one community at locations across the state.

Award regular grants to:

• Support local and regional outdoor recreation master plans.
• Support the improvement and expansion of existing State Parks.
• Provide matching funds for the development and enhancement of local outdoor recreation facilities in communities across the state. These could be in the form of mini-grants or larger grants.

Objective: Support the establishment, development, and enhancement of trails.

Award larger grants to:

• Support planning efforts to assess the need for and impacts of larger, regional trails.
• Support the establishment and development of trails of regional or statewide significance.

Award regular grants to:

• Support the improvement and expansion of locally important trails.

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