Tribal Trail Group Receives $75,000 Grant

Mountain Bike Tribal Trail Alliance is among 29 California organizations awarded funding through Arts in California Parks.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in National Parks

Screen-print style poster illustration of a winding dirt trail through golden California hills, with a single bench overlooking an open valley and scattered oak trees. — Arts in California Parks awarded $75,000 to the Mountain Bike Tribal Trail Alliance as part of 29 grants supporting music, dance, and cultural programs in state parks. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

The Mountain Bike Tribal Trail Alliance received $75,000 in grant funding after joining Arts in California Parks, a partnership of California State Parks, the California Arts Council, and Parks California. The program awards grants to local nonprofit, community, and tribal organizations to bring music, dance, storytelling, visual art, and cultural programs into parks.

Why it matters

The grants support artists, culture bearers, California Native American tribes, and local groups in creating art and cultural experiences in outdoor spaces across the state. Since its 2024 launch, the program has awarded more than $5.4 million in community grants.

Grant awards this year ranged from $28,000 to $150,000 across 29 organizations, totaling more than $2.4 million. The stub does not detail how the Mountain Bike Tribal Trail Alliance will allocate its $75,000.

The players

Mountain Bike Tribal Trail Alliance

A nonprofit organization that works to develop and maintain mountain bike trails with tribal involvement, operating through its website at mbttabikeclub.org.

California State Parks

The state agency responsible for managing California's park system, which co-leads the Arts in California Parks partnership.

California Arts Council

The state agency that supports arts programs and artists across California and co-leads the Arts in California Parks partnership.

The details

Arts in California Parks, a partnership of California State Parks, the California Arts Council, and Parks California, supports artists, culture bearers, California Native American tribes, and local groups in creating art and cultural experiences in outdoor spaces. The Mountain Bike Tribal Trail Alliance joined the partnership and received its grant this year.

Arts in California Parks launched in 2024.
This year, 29 organizations, including the Mountain Bike Tribal Trail Alliance, received grants.

Big Picture

The grant extends the Arts in California Parks program launched in 2024, whose community grantmaking has now exceeded $5.4 million across the state's parks and tribal communities.

Visitors to California state parks may encounter new music, dance, storytelling, and visual art programs funded through these grants. Checking individual park calendars before a trip can help travelers find these cultural events.

The takeaway

Public arts and cultural programming in California's parks is expanding through partnerships between state agencies and tribal and community groups. Travelers planning park visits can look for these programs on park event listings.