Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative is dedicated to those who work and play outdoors including, but not limited to, those who rely on off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to ride, camp, hunt or fish.
Supporting the outdoor enthusiast, the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative’s mission is to provide practical support for efforts that promote safe, responsible use of OHVs, educate the public on proper recreational land use and wildlife conservation practices, and protect appropriate and sustainable access to public lands.
Uses of the Funds
- Examples of how Outdoor Access Initiative funds may be used:
- Land Management and Conservation Projects
- Trail Development, Restoration, Maintenance, Signage and Maps
- Staging Area and Facilities
- Safety and education
- Outdoor Recreation
Eligible Projects
- The following are examples of appropriate projects for a Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative grant:
- Trail development, restoration and/or maintenance (i.e. purchasing materials, hiring contractors, renting equipment, purchasing tools and safety gear).
- Trail signage (i.e., purchasing signs, equipment, installation tools, etc.).
- Stage area renovation/facilities (i.e., renting equipment, purchasing materials, hiring contractors, etc.).
- Protecting environmentally sensitive areas from illegal or inadvertent OHV use (fencing, bridges, hardscape, etc.).
- Adopt-a-Trail (renting equipment, purchasing tools and safety gear, volunteer coordination, etc.).
- Trail mapping/Map production (GPS equipment purchase, production and printing, etc.).
- Safety and Education (educational materials, signage, safety gear, events, etc.).
- Wildlife and habitat maintenance and management.
- Land management projects that increase the diversity of use of land for recreational activities.
- Establishing, increasing and/or maintaining access to land for outdoor recreation (including but not exclusively limited to motorized recreation).
Eligibility Criteria
- Yamaha accepts applications from non-profit or tax-exempt groups (clubs & associations), public riding areas (local, state and federal), outdoor enthusiast associations and land conservation organizations, and communities with an interest in protecting, improving, expanding and/or maintaining access for safe, responsible and sustainable use by motorized off-road vehicles.
- Organizations must be based in the United States and have tax exempt or non-profit status.
- All applications must include an endorsement letter from a local Yamaha dealership.
- Organizations must provide a copy of its last year’s tax return or pro forma financial statement. Only government agencies are exempt from this requirement. Government agents must include a letter of support for the project from a senior agency executive or elected official.
For more information, visit Yamaha.