IMBA’s Trail Accelerator Grants Could Be a Game-Changer for Rural Communities Ready to Invest in Trails

Many rural communities believe in trails.

What they often lack is not vision or volunteer energy, but capacity. Professional planning. Technical expertise. Strategic direction. The kind of groundwork that helps trail projects move from good ideas to fundable, buildable realities.

That is exactly where the 2026 Trail Accelerator Grants from the International Mountain Bicycling Association come in.