The 2025 cycle for grant awards is now closed.
We award grants for use in trail stewardship and education.
Maintaining the historic Lolo Trail has been one of the projects funded in part from the Lewis & Clark Trail Stewardship Endowment (LCTSE).
Trail Stewardship Grants (LCTSE)
The Lewis & Clark Trail Alliance through its Trail Stewardship Advisory Committee solicits applications beginning March 1 for projects that will have a demonstrable, positive impact along the pathways followed by the Expedition.
Grant requests must be submitted no later than October 1 of each year. Grant applications that are not received by the cut off date and are not submitted using the online application will not be considered for an award.
Charitable distributions for this grant program are provided by the Lewis & Clark Trail Stewardship Endowment: A National Council of the Lewis & Clark Expedition Bicentennial Legacy Project.
Application forms
- Application Process and Guidelines (PDF, updated 1 Feb 2025)
- Grant Application (Google Forms)
- Grant Final Report Form (Google Forms)
Related documents
- Past Grant Awards
- Interpretive Sign Guidelines
- National Council of the Lewis & Clark Expedition LCTSE Fund Agreement (PDF)
- LCTHF Board Policy for Trail Stewardship (PDF)
Burroughs-Holland/Bicentennial Education Fund
One of the Lewis and Clark Trail Alliance’s [LCTA] missions is to support scholarly research, education and youth activities about all aspects of the Corps of Discovery, the Native American peoples who helped them, and the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Every year, the LCTA’s Education and Scholarship Committee offers small grants for projects that directly benefit K-12 education and/or scholarly research in topics related to the LCTA’s goals and/or to the original grant sponsors’ intentions.
A portion of the money in this fund comes from the estate of the late Leandra Zim Holland; funds in that account were earmarked for scholarship and research. Chuck Holland has graciously agreed to move that money into a single scholarship and education fund; we will be sending him a thank you, and keeping him apprised of our work.