Town of Osgood Awarded $400K Trail Grant from DNR

The funding will be used to expand the Osgood Trails.

(Osgood, Ind.) – The Town of Osgood is one of five recipients of a Trail Grant from the Indiana DNR.

Earlier this year, the town was among 12 applicants seeking funding from the 2023 round of the Indiana Trails Program.

On Wednesday, Osgood was selected for an award in the amount of $400,000.

The funding will be used to expand the Osgood Trails. The current trails have been in place for approximately 10 years and were constructed around existing quarry ponds.

The latest proposal includes the addition of approximately 1.25 miles of paved trails around the south quarry pond. The new pathway will take walkers and joggers along a more natural and scenic wood line, add several designated places to rest and help create a more prominent trailhead.

“Several people are working hard behind the scenes to ensure Osgood is a beautiful and charming town for people to live, work and play,” said Stephanie Back, Grant Coordinator.

The trail expansion would not be possible without the support of the Gilmore & Golda Reynolds Foundation, which will be providing a 20 percent match ($100,000) for the project.

The goal is for the new trail section to be completed by this time next year.

Initial plans must go through an environmental review as well as some additional design finalization before the project can be released for bid.