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Contact Recreation Educational Services

Mark Tummons, Director
10th Floor, L&C Tower
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-0439
615-532-0748

Hot News!!

2008 LPRF/RTP Mandatory Grant Workshop October 6, 2008. Click here for workshop flyer, directions, and other information.

Benchmarking Applications and Guidelines and a Planning Template for long range park plans are available for download and use. Benchmarking applications are due by May 30 and Nov. 30 each year. The Planning Template is available to provide guidance for long range planning.

This document is available as one PDF (2.2 MB) OR as a series of PDF's seen below in the breakdown of 5 Parts - Adobe Reader required. Exhibits are listed at the bottom.

*Forms to be completed are in Microsoft Word .doc format and are completable on-line.


Recreation Trails Program
Table of Contents

PART 1

Overview of the Recreation Trails Program

Intent of the Recreation Trails Program

Eligible Projects
Ineligible Projects
Eligible Applicants
Partnerships, Public and Private
Matches
Reimbursements

Acquisition Projects
Development Projects
Rules and Restrictions
Key Information

PART 2

Application Procedure

RTP Application Requirements Checklist

RTP Application Instructions

Tennessee LPRF/LWCF/NRTF/RTP Grant Application (.pdf file)

Match List

Project Cost Sheet (.pdf file)

Development Project Cost Sheet (.pdf file)

Project Boundary Map Certification (.doc file)

PART 3

Notice of Limitation of Use (.pdf file)

Categorical Exclusion Request Packet

Environmental Clearance/List of Agencies (.pdf file)

PART 4

Eligible Project Categories

RTP Scoring Criteria (.doc file)

Project Summary
Planning Process

Management Systems
Connections
Partnerships
Environmental Mitigation
Volunteerism
Trail Sharing

PART 5

List of abbreviations

Exhibits: Exhibit 1 | Exhibit 2 | Exhibit 3 | Exhibit 4 | Exhibit 5 | Exhibit 6


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