Check out the funding opportunities below to help reach your active transportation goals!
Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants 
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Application Guide and Call for Applications. A total of $53.4 million is available for transportation planning projects statewide. Project types include Active Transportation; Corridor and Freight; Social Equity; Integrated Housing, Land Use, and Transportation; Multimodal; Safety; Technical; and Transit.
Visit the Caltrans website to learn more about the program, to access application forms and templates, and view the FY 2024-25 Grants Schedule. Applications close on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
Through grant funding made available to California by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) funds more than $100 million dollars annually in innovative, evidence-based education and enforcement programs and technologies designed to improve road safety. The Federal Fiscal Year 2025 application period will open in December 2023. Visit the OTS website to learn more. Applications are due by January 31, 2024.
Community Spark Grants
The League of American Bicyclists has launched their third annual Community Spark Grant program which aims to support local changemakers and organizations across the county to improve their communities through bicycling. Applicants chosen will receive up to $1,500 to support projects and programs that spark change and catalyze a community’s ability to create places where bicycling is a safe, easy, and more accessible option. Those at non-profit community-based organizations and public or government organizations/agencies are eligible to apply.
Those interested in applying can visit the Community Spark Grants website for more information. Applications are due by February 1, 2024, at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET.
Be sure to regularly check our webpage for funding and programming opportunities for improving walking, biking and rolling safety throughout the year at the state, regional and local level.