Cypress, CA (11/19/2012)
- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.'s, OHV Access Initiative – the industry leader in Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation's Trails (GRANTs) – approved new funding last month that will help seven different organizations across six states.
These organizations are helping to implement Yamaha's mission of supporting safe, responsible riding and open, sustainable riding areas through a variety of projects on the ground level. Since its inception in 2008, the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative has funded nearly 200 such projects across the country.
To date, Yamaha has funded projects in 36 states in pursuit of its goal to support OHV access projects nationwide. This number continues to increase as Yamaha receives quality applications from around the country. New Hampshire received its first Yamaha GRANT this cycle with funding provided to the North Country ATV club based in North Stratford.
"Yamaha remains focused on supporting quality projects that represent significant opportunities for local OHV communities," said Steve Nessl, Yamaha ATV and SxS marketing manager. "These projects take many forms; from improving a trail systems' access to local amenities and protecting sensitive environmental zones near and within riding areas to expanding legal riding areas." These organizations were awarded GRANTs totaling more than $75,000 in the third quarter 2012 funding cycle of the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative:
- Border Riders Sportsman Club – Jackson, Maine Great Lot
- Sportsman's ATV Club – Booneville, N.Y.
- MTN Trail Riders – Jonesborough, Tenn.
- North Country ATV – North Stratford, N.H.
- Northeast ATV Association – Troy, N.Y. Thunder Mountain Wheelers – Delta, Colo.
- Snow Shoes Rails to Trails – Clarence, Pa.
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Yamaha is actively seeking qualified projects at local, state and federal levels. To date, projects have been funded in 36 states across the country; click here to see a map of GRANT projects. The current OHV Access Initiative GRANT application form and guidelines are available online at www.yamahaohvaccess.com.
The next deadline to submit a GRANT application is Friday, November 30, 2012.
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.
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
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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.
