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Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands is sponsored by National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) with Toyota Motor North America. Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands is sponsored by National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) with Toyota Motor North America.
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Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant | The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) Environmental Education Resources National Public Lands Day Veterans Health and Nature Research and Best Practices NHL, NBA, and iHeartEarth PSA Campaigns Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant Making public lands more accessible and enjoyable for Americans of all abilities With support from Toyota Motor North America , the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) awarded $500,000 in grant funding to make public lands more accessible and enjoyable for Americans of all abilities. With funding from the vehicle sales of the Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition and the RAV4 Hybrid Woodland Edition , grantee projects increased the capacity of local organizations to address mobility and accessibility considerations on public lands and waterways and improved the level of access, comfort, and enjoyment experienced by public lands visitors of all abilities together with their families and friends. Thanks to the generous support of Toyota Motor North America through sales of the RAV4 Hybrid Woodland Edition , we were able to provide up to $20,000 in funding to the following innovative projects. R.A. Apffel Beach Park Mobility and Accessibility Program—Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees, Galveston, Texas The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston plans to increase accessibility for guests with disabilities at R.A. Apffel Beach Park by adding new accessible parking areas, installing signage to highlight accessibility features, and improving beach access by installing at least 500 linear feet of Mobi-Mat pathways. Improving Accessibility at Bass Lake on the Blue Ridge Parkway—Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Asheville, North Carolina Grant funds will help convert an eroding and rutted dirt-and-gravel path into a stable concrete pathway connecting the parking lot and comfort station with the 0.9-mile trail around Bass Lake on the Blue Ridge Parkway's Moses Cone Memorial Estate. Emerald Necklace Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet School Universal Access Nature Path—Amigos de los Rios, Altadena, California Amigos de los Rios and partner Hearts for Sight will create a universally accessible public nature path in front of the Emerald Necklace Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet Academy, a public middle school in Monrovia, California. Students will help create universal access Braille Trail interpretive elements to demonstrate what public resources for sighted and disabled communities should look like to ensure equitable outdoor spaces. Ensuring Access and Enjoyment for All Visitors Through Assistive Technology and Inclusive Programs—Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee NPS ranger-led programs using assistive technology will be developed and
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Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant | The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) Environmental Education Resources National Public Lands Day Veterans Health and Nature Research and Best Practices NHL, NBA, and iHeartEarth PSA Campaigns Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant Driving Mobility and Accessibility on Public Lands Grant Making public lands more accessible and enjoyable for Americans of all abilities With support from Toyota Motor North America , the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) awarded $500,000 in grant funding to make public lands more accessible and enjoyable for Americans of all abilities.
With funding from the vehicle sales of the Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition and the RAV4 Hybrid Woodland Edition , grantee projects increased the capacity of local organizations to address mobility and accessibility considerations on public lands and waterways and improved the level of access, comfort, and enjoyment experienced by public lands visitors of all abilities together with their families and friends.
Thanks to the generous support of Toyota Motor North America through sales of the RAV4 Hybrid Woodland Edition , we were able to provide up to $20,000 in funding to the following innovative projects. R. A.
Apffel Beach Park Mobility and Accessibility Program—Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees, Galveston, Texas The Park Board of Trustees of the City of Galveston plans to increase accessibility for guests with disabilities at R. A. Apffel Beach Park by adding new accessible parking areas, installing signage to highlight accessibility features, and improving beach access by installing at least 500 linear feet of Mobi-Mat pathways.
Improving Accessibility at Bass Lake on the Blue Ridge Parkway—Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, Asheville, North Carolina Grant funds will help convert an eroding and rutted dirt-and-gravel path into a stable concrete pathway connecting the parking lot and comfort station with the 0. 9-mile trail around Bass Lake on the Blue Ridge Parkway's Moses Cone Memorial Estate.
Emerald Necklace Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet School Universal Access Nature Path—Amigos de los Rios, Altadena, California Amigos de los Rios and partner Hearts for Sight will create a universally accessible public nature path in front of the Emerald Necklace Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet Academy, a public middle school in Monrovia, California.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Local organizations, government agencies near 16 Toyota Motor North America facilities; must include people with disabilities in planning Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $20,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is March 1, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Northern Great Plains Program 2026 is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Funds projects that voluntarily conserve and restore native grasslands while benefiting local ranching operations and tribal communities in the Northern Great Plains region. Application snapshot: target deadline February 25, 2026; published funding information $200,000 - $1,500,000; eligibility guidance Nonprofits, local governments, and rancher-led organizations focused on grassland conservation in ND, SD, NE, WY, and MT. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Northern Great Plains Program is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Supports projects that voluntarily conserve and restore native grasslands while fostering sustainable ranching livelihoods and healthy populations of grassland-obligate species. Application snapshot: target deadline February 25, 2026; published funding information $200,000 - $1,500,000; eligibility guidance Nonprofits, federal/state/local agencies, tribal governments, and educational institutions often partnering with private ranchers. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Puget Sound Stewardship and Mitigation Fund is sponsored by Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment. Supports community-based efforts to protect or improve the water quality and habitat of Puget Sound through watershed restoration and monitoring. Application snapshot: target deadline February 26, 2026; published funding information $5,000 - $40,000; eligibility guidance Nonprofit organizations (501c3) or entities with a fiscal sponsor; often collaborates with universities. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Application snapshot: target deadline March 1, 2026; published funding information Up to $20,000; eligibility guidance Local organizations, government agencies near 16 Toyota Motor North America facilities; must include people with disabilities in planning
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Students will help create universal access Braille Trail interpretive elements to demonstrate what public resources for sighted and disabled communities should look like to ensure equitable outdoor spaces.
Ensuring Access and Enjoyment for All Visitors Through Assistive Technology and Inclusive Programs—Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee NPS ranger-led programs using assistive technology will be developed and offered at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and two assistive chairs will be purchased and retained in the park for use by the public in each district of Tennessee/North Carolina.
Phinizy Handicap Accessible Parking and Trail—Phinizy Center for Water Sciences and Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Augusta, Georgia Grant funding will be used to integrate accessibility into Phinizy Swamp Nature Park's trail system by converting its most popular boardwalk and observation deck into an accessible trail.
No Two Saguaros Are Alike: Improving Digital Access and Information Equity at Saguaro National Park—Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona Grant funding will be used to install assistive listening devices in the theater, exhibit room, Pollinator Plaza, and Cactus Garden at the Rincon Mountain Visitor Center and to create inclusive content for these devices to include audio and image descriptions for the exhibits and park film.
The park will also upgrade all website content to ensure 508 compliance and promote a more informative and inclusive visitor experience both physically and digitally.
Benches on Accessible Trails at Saguaro National Park—Friends of Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona Grant funds will be used to install five park benches along the popular Mica View Trails, which were built according to the tenets of universal inclusive design—featuring paved parking lots with multiple 8-foot parking spaces, accessible egress from the lot to the hardened surface trails, and universally designed toilets, garbage cans, picnic areas, shade structures, and educational features for self-guided exploration.
Buttermilk Creek Nature Trail Project—City of Montague & Discover Center Great Lakes, Montague, Michigan Grant funding will be used to build an accessible trail along the ravine in Buttermilk Creek Park, a pristine natural environment along Buttermilk Creek in the downtown area of the city of Montague.
Discovery Pier Improvement Project—Discovery Center & Pier, Traverse City, Michigan This project will transform Traverse City's old coal dock, currently a gravel lot, into a barrier-free public park with green space, new fishing area railings—40% of which will be at a lower level for people who use wheelchairs—universally accessible shelters and picnic areas, an outdoor classroom and event pavilion.
An adaptive kayak launch will also be installed during a subsequent phase of this project. BORP Kayaking—Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program, Berkeley, California The new BORP kayaking program will provide the only adaptive kayaking opportunity in the city of Berkeley, California.
This project will establish a regular seasonal program of 10 adaptive kayaking days from May through September 2023 for people with disabilities from the greater Bay Area along with their companions.
Increasing Accessible Spaces at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park—Sonoma Ecology Center, Eldridge, California The Sonoma Ecology Center (SEC) is working with local advocacy groups to increase accessibility and programs at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park by reviewing trail descriptions throughout the park to better identify and describe accessibility levels as well as making the park's website more accessible.
In addition, grant funds will be used to increase access to the park's Community Science Office by building a universally-accessible ramp, modifying the entrance, and adding an adjustable desk/workspace.
Universally Accessible Boat Launch at River Bends Park—Charter Township of Shelby Parks, Recreation, and Maintenance Department, Shelby Township, Michigan Grant funds will be used to install a universally accessible boat launch at River Bends Park, a publicly funded recreational area.
This will involve creating an accessible route from the parking lot to the launch gangway and installing an “EZ Launch” floating boat launch which exceeds ADA compliance.
Helping People with Paralysis Become Mountain Hikers—Trail Access Project, Las Vegas, Nevada Grant funds will go toward the purchase of a Terrain Hopper all-terrain mobility device for people with disabilities to share on selected trails during Trail Access Project's organized and escorted small group hiking events on rougher terrain, including trails in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pollard Park Renovation—City of Tyler Parks and Recreation, Tyler, Texas Grant funds will go toward the purchase and installation of modern and accessibly designed playground equipment and connectivity features, including the Alta Glide Inclusive Glider with an accessible ramp.
Accessible Kayak Launch at Riverlands Mississippi River Water Trail Association, Saint Charles, Missouri This project will create a universally accessible kayak launch within the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary (RMBS), allowing access and further connectivity for adaptive paddle sports to the Mississippi River Water Trail (MRWTA).
In partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Audubon Center at Riverlands (ACR), this project will fund a gangway, dock, and launch to add inclusive opportunities to these organization's combined programs and events. Each project will receive up to $20,000 and must be completed within 12 months.
For more information about the funding opportunities from NEEF and its partners, please visit the Grants sectio n of NEEF's website. Thanks to the generous support of Toyota Motor North America through sales of the Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition , we were able to provide up to $20,000 in funding to the following innovative projects.
Young Sound Seekers Lab—Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida Atlantic Center for the Arts will expand its existing Young Sound Seekers program to produce a summer audio lab for 40-50 blind , partially-sighted, and fully-sighted youths, teaching them to collaborate and share local natural sounds with the world.
Turf to Surf Mobility: Accessible Beach Chairs at the Metroparks—Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, Brighton, Michigan The project will expand mobility and accessibility to five Metroparks’ beaches through beach wheelchair assistive technology.
Beach chairs most appropriate for widespread use will be selected by the FAIR-Play Coalition (Fun, Accessible, Inclusive Recreation) made up of individuals that are involved with accessibility through their direct personal and professional experiences.
Frenchtown Pond State Park All Abilities Dock and Boat Launch—Montana State Parks Foundation, Missoula, Montana This project seeks to develop an ADA-accessible kayak and canoe launch, fishing dock, access trail, and accessible parking at Frenchtown Pond State Park. Though the park has several ADA-accessible amenities (e. g.
, trails, restrooms, picnic areas, parking), it has only limited access to fishing and no ADA access to boating opportunities on the 18-acre pond. A new all-abilities dock will be dedicated to fishing and safe boat launching.
Equitable Access to DEC Lands: Assessing for Strategic Accessibility Development—Rochester Accessible Adventures, Rochester, New York This project will address the need for increased access to amenities within Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) lands by individuals living with a disability and their families and friends.
The project will conduct descriptive accessibility assessments of 25 DEC amenities, increase the capacity of DEC staff to implement accessibility and inclusion enhancements through mentored training and planning, and conduct outreach workshops to connect people with disabilities and their families to accessible recreation opportunities. The Nature BUGgy: Transportation to the Great Outdoors!
—City of Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation (MPRD) will use grant funding to purchase a customized cart to provide equitable access to nature, wildlife, and outdoor experiences and programs.
The Nature BUGgy, a fun, themed electric motorized wheelchair-accessible shuttle cart, will give individuals of all abilities access to 1,200 acres of outdoor park space and greenway trails managed by the City of Murfreesboro. Youth and adults from community stakeholder groups will participate in a campaign to name the Nature BUGgy and provide design ideas for the visual customization of the cart.
Access to Nature—Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program, Berkeley, California Building on the success of the Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP)’s website of accessible trails, the Access to Nature project will survey and add 15 access-detailed trail reviews and five camping opportunities in East Bay Parks, enabling people to easily identify trails that best fit their needs.
BORP will also lead four trips in ADA-accessible buses to these parks. Assessing Barriers to Accessibility at Wright Brothers National Memorial— Wright Brothers National Memorial, Manteo, North Carolina This project will include an accessibility assessment and report of the grounds, buildings, accessibility information (both on-site and on-line), and interpretive opportunities provided at Wright Brothers National Memorial.
The park will partner with Indiana University’s Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands (EPLY) and the Disability community to find tangible ways that the park can create a more welcoming and equitable experience for all visitors to Wright Brothers National Memorial.
Universal Accessibility Study & Website Implementation for Dumbarton Oaks Park, Rock Creek Park—Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy, Washington, DC Dumbarton Oaks Park, managed by Rock Creek Park, is the only extant wild garden designed by Beatrix Farrand, the first female landscape artist in the US.
The Institute for Human Centered Design will complete an assessment of the physical park, all materials (digital and printed), and all programs, activities, policies, practices, and procedures developed by Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy (DOPC) to provide an implementation plan that supports universal access to all.
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