Cypress, CA (11/9/2011)
- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.’s, OHV Access
Initiative – the industry leader in Guaranteeing
Responsible Access to our Nation’s Trails
(GRANTs) – today announced a significant
contribution to the nation’s OHV trail
network with GRANTs funding five projects in
the third quarter that support 4,500 miles of
OHV trails across the country. Further, the
Yamaha OHV Access Initiative announces the schedule
of submission and decision deadlines for 2012
with a call to the OHV community to identify
quality projects for consideration of support
from the GRANT fund.
“More than 160 Yamaha GRANTs have been
awarded since the Initiative’s inception
in 2008, but we want to do more,” said
Steve Nessl, Yamaha ATV and SxS marketing manager.
“The Yamaha OHV Access Initiative has
grown into the number one industry resource
for the OHV community in its support of riding
areas across the country, and we encourage riders
and public land managers to work together to
identify and submit projects for consideration
of a GRANT.”
Five organizations were awarded GRANTs totaling
more than $40,000 in the third quarter 2011
funding cycle of the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative:
- 808 MX ATV Association – Hilo,
Hawaii
- Forest County ATV Association –
Laona, Wis.
- Long Island Recreational Trails Conservancy
– Long Island, N.Y.
- North Country ATV Association –
Greenville Center, N.Y.
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest –
Redding, Calif.
|
Through this program, Yamaha has directly and
indirectly supported thousands of miles of trails,
maintained and rehabilitated countless riding
areas, improved staging areas, built bridges
over fish-bearing streams and partnered with
local riding communities across the country
to improve the OHV experience. Yamaha is actively
seeking qualified projects at local, state and
federal levels. The 2011 OHV Access Initiative
GRANT application form and guidelines are available
at www.yamaha-motor.com/ohvaccess.
The deadline to submit an application for consideration
in the fourth quarter GRANT funding cycle is
November 30, 2011.
| Yamaha
OHV Grant Submission Schedule & Approval
Deadlines |
| Submission
Dates |
Approval
Deadline |
December 1, 2011 –
March 31, 2012 |
May 4, 2012 |
April 1 – June
30, 2012 |
July 31, 2012 |
July 1 – September
29, 2012 |
October 31, 2012 |
October 1 –
November 30, 2012 |
January 11, 2013 |
About the Yamaha
OHV Access Initiative
Each quarter, Yamaha accepts applications from
non-profit or tax-exempt organizations including
OHV riding clubs and associations, national,
state and local public land use agencies and
other members of the OHV community in the United
States. A committee then reviews each application
and awards GRANTs to deserving projects.
Examples of appropriate projects for
GRANTs include, but are not limited to:
- Trail development,
restoration and maintenance
- Trail signage and
map production
- Staging area construction,
renovation and maintenance
- Land stewardship,
trail safety and education
|
Updated guidelines, an
application form and information on the OHV
Access Initiative are available at: www.Yamaha-Motor.com/OHVAccess.
For specific questions about the OHV Access
Initiative, call Yamaha’s dedicated OHV
Access Initiative Hotline at 1-877-OHV-TRAIL
(877-648-8724), email OHVAccess@yamaha-motor.com
or write to: Yamaha OHV Access Initiative Review
Committee, 6555 Katella Avenue, Cypress, CA
90630-5101.
About Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS) a leader
in the motorsports market, makes the toughest,
most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side
vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding
product offerings also include motorcycles,
outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles,
boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products
are sold through a nationwide network of dealers
in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its
incorporation in 1976, Yamaha also has facilities
in Wisconsin and Georgia as well as factory
operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more
information on Yamaha, visit www.yamaha-motor.com.
