Towns, cities and nonprofit groups will compete for $10 million budgeted in the next two years to design, build and maintain trails for hiking, biking and other activities along Connecticut portions of the 2,900-mile East Coast Greenway. It extends from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida.
The money is part of a bond package proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
R. Bruce Donald, head of the Connecticut Greenways Council, calls it a "huge deal" that could help plug gaps along the greenway.
Connecticut's portion of the greenway is a 198-mile network of trails, of which 60 miles are complete as an off-road route on traffic-free trail segments.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.