Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. is proud to announce the first GRANT awards, totaling more than $190,000, from its OHV Access Initiative designed to support safe, responsible riding and sustainable, open riding areas. GRANTs (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation’s Trails) were given to 19 organizations across the country to fund projects including OHV trail and park development, trail mapping, safety and land stewardship programs and lobbying efforts to increase OHV access on public land.
Yamaha’s OHV Access Initiative was launched in January 2008 as a proactive, grassroots program enabling Yamaha dealers and customers to fund deserving projects in support of responsible, open access. Today’s announcement reflects the Initiative’s activity for the first submission period; more than 35 applications were submitted by the February 29 deadline.
“We are pleased at the enthusiastic response to the OHV Access Initiative in just the first few months,” said Mike Martinez, Yamaha’s general manager of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) Operations. “It is truly gratifying to see the amount of work that is being taken on by OHV enthusiasts and public land managers across the nation in support of this important issue.”
The Yamaha OHV Access Initiative review committee will award GRANTs in amounts ranging from $1,000 – $35,000 to the following organizations:
