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RTP committees award roughly $2 million in grants; vote complicated by sworn‑in quorum rules
Summary
The Utah Recreational Trails Program committees approved more than $2 million in awards for 2025 projects but a planned roll call was interrupted after several advisory‑council members reported they had not completed a new oath of office and therefore could not vote.
The state’s recreational trails committees approved awards for the 2025 grant cycle after a joint motorized/nonmotorized convening May 23, with the nonmotorized panel recommending roughly $2,046,135 to 22 projects and the combined program reporting about $2,000,000 in total awards across categories.
Program staff told the council the full portfolio leverages the grant dollars: $2,000,000 in award funds are expected to support nearly $5.8 million in total project value statewide. Committee members highlighted heavy demand on the nonmotorized side (about $5 million in requests this year) and far fewer motorized applications (about $682,000 requested).
Discussion focused on how to make limited RTP funding more efficient: members urged closer coordination when organizations apply to both motorized and nonmotorized tracks so duplicate administrative costs can be shared; Southern Utah University’s near‑identical…
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