Make an IMPACT

Complete post-production of an award-winning documentary that strives to change the culture of recreation and encourage and support inclusive recreation infrastructure to foster equality between able-bodied and disabled people on and off the trail. The film is in the final stages of post-production. An additional $350K will pay for Best Day Ever to enter film festivals where it can win awards and gain recognition, pay for a national speaking tour, and fund distribution to educational institutions. Screening the film will allow audiences to witness the capabilities of people with disabilities in a relatable framework, which will shift attitudes and preconceptions.

$350,000

Continue to develop "blueprint" infrastructure in Vermont, which has more than 100 miles of adaptive trails, including the Driving Range, which is the first fully adaptive network in the U.S. and possibly the world. Provide ongoing annual maintenance for the pilot Driving Range project. Create digital and educational assets to educate trail builders and land managers across the U.S. about the value of adaptive trails, and equip them to build and retrofit trails to be adaptive through instructional videos. Development of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for adaptive trails to be distributed nationally.

$700,000

Build three more adaptive trail projects across the USA by 2027 to serve as regional pilot projects, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land. Funding will pay for design and build of adaptive trail networks, which will also serve as teaching and learning centers for building and maintaining adaptive trails. Approximate cost $500,000 per network.

$1.5M

Provide grants for adaptive bicycles to athletes with disabilities and adaptive sports organizations that provide lessons and camps for adaptive athletes in targeted project areas through our partner, the Kelly Brush Foundation. Adaptive mountain bikes can cost $25,000 each.Access to adaptive sports equipment will empower adaptive athletes to benefit from adaptive trails.

$750,000

Across the U.S., thousands of miles of existing trails could be made adaptive friendly through assessment and retrofitting. Funding will provide trail organizations with adaptive trail assessments, education on retrofitting existing trails, and seed grants to support adaptive trail retrofits.

$500,000 to $3M

As we grow adaptive-friendly infrastructure, we must put expensive adaptive sports equipment in the hands of individuals so they can access that infrastructure. With our partner, the Kelly Brush Foundation, funding will be disbursed to adaptive athletes for mountain bikes and other adaptive sports equipment.

$2M