Apply now! Four funding opportunities for your SRTS work
Busing shortages have schools reimagining transportation plans. For parents, driving isn’t their only choice as walking and biking are low-cost options for students to get to and from school, reducing the amount of money needed to purchase and maintain personal and school vehicles. Safe Routes to School programs may help encourage more parents and children to consider walking or bicycling to school in lieu of a bus or a car.
We encourage school districts, cities, counties, local public health and non-profit partners to apply for these grants and ease the burden on schools who may not be able to complete an application during these challenging times. Funded communities will be announced in March and begin work in spring 2022.
Safe Routes Boost Grants for non-infrastructure strategies
Safe Routes to School Boost Grants are intended to help boost programatic SRTS efforts! Through these grant awards, MnDOT will support communities with existing SRTS plans, or other comprehensive SRTS approaches, in advancing programming strategies for schools that support making it safe, easy and fun for students to walk and bicycle to school. Project ideas include walking school buses, bike fleets and curriculum, bike racks, crossing guard supplies, or innovative ideas. Boost Implementation grants are funded with State SRTS dollars and no local match is required.
Grant application closes at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. SRTS Boost grant awardees are intended to begin work in spring 2022.
Informational webinar
A webinar will be provided to review SRTS Boost application requirements:
SRTS Planning Assistance funding now available
SRTS plans have been used to engage community stakeholders to successfully identify barriers and opportunities for youth to walk and bicycle to school and to leverage significant investments in infrastructure and non-infrastructure solutions. Now is your chance to bring these improvements to your community! MnDOT’s Planning Assistance Grants provide planning expertise and plan development support to schools. Planning is completed by the local regional development organization, metropolitan planning organization or the statewide SRTS planning consultant team. MnDOT will contract directly with the planning organizations and consultant. In alignment with our five year strategic plan, we will be directing funds to priority populations that include individuals, groups and communities who are more likely to rely on walking, biking or transit for transportation; are more vulnerable to unsafe traffic conditions; or have suffered historic disinvestment in safe, comfortable walking and biking infrastructure.
Grant application closes at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Planning efforts will commence in August 2022 through June 2023.
Informational webinar
A webinar will be provided to review SRTS Planning Assistance application requirements:
SRTS infrastructure solicitation now open for Greater Minnesota
Minnesota communities, schools and their partners are invited to apply for funding on local projects that enhance transportation safety goals around schools.
Safe Routes to School state bonding funds and general funds are available as appropriated by the MN legislator to implement safety improvements around schools to support children walking and biking. MnDOT will support communities with existing SRTS plans, engineering studies, or other comprehensive SRTS approaches, in constructing infrastructure that make it safer and easier for studetns to walk and bicycle to school, and in daily life.
The Transportation Alternatives Solicitation is a competitive grant opportunity for local communities and regional agencies to fund projects for pedestrian and bicycle facilities, historic preservation, Safe Routes to School and more.
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Greater MN Annual Solicitation - Greater Minnesota applicants must submit a letter of intent describing the key components of their project. A regional representative will contact applicants to help review the project proposal and the steps necessary for delivering a federally funded project prior to local communities and regional agencies submitting a full grant application.
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Metro Biannual Solicitation – Metro areas applicants must submit a letter of intent describing the key components of their project. A MET Council representative will contact applicants to help review the project proposal and the steps necessary for delivering a federally funded project prior to local communities and regional agencies submitting a full grant application.
Upcoming events
Oct. 14, 10-11 a.m. – MN SRTS Network Call
February 2022 - Winter Walk to School Day
May 4, 2022 - Bike to School Day
Resources
Order free MN Bike Maps and MN Bicycle Handbooks for your organization’s events!
Walk! Bike! Fun! curriculum, bike fleet trailer request, and future training opportunities.
MnDOT invites and encourages participation by all. If you need an ASL, a foreign language interpreter, or other reasonable accommodation, or need documents in an alternative format (such as braille or large print), please email your request to Janet Miller at ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us or call 651-366-4720.
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