Funding Opportunities for Active Transportation - Deadlines Approaching!

July 6, 2021
Jarah Crowner

Explore our selection of upcoming funding opportunities for advancing safe, active travel in California! 

Cambridge Systematices Equity-In-Action Grants, 2021Logo of Cambridge Systematics with tagline, "Assess Forward"

Cambridge Systematics is providing in-kind grants to nonprofit and grassroot community-based organizations that require data to advance their work towards equity in their communities. The Equity-In-Action Grants, 2021 aims to address issues of equity and inclusion in transportation planning and implementation in underserved and historically disadvantaged populations. 

Projects supported include:

  • Studying travel made by residents of communities with historically disadvantaged populations for the purpose of helping better understand trip making in and around their communities and working collaboratively to compare trip patterns to existing mobility options;
  • Studying access to job centers, education (colleges, universities and job training), health care, and/or other social determinants of health and of healthy communities including fresh food and social networks;
  • Conducting research that addresses inequities in our transportation systems;
  • Strengthening grant applications to advance equitable transportation access to—and/or equitable impact of transportation investments in—health care, health outcomes, education, jobs, job training, fresh food, and other key determinants of health and economic security, by showcasing travel and traffic conditions; and/or
  • Advancing equitable recovery from COVID-19

All grants will include data sets and may include consultation for the intepretation and application of data. DEADLINE EXTENDED! The deadline for application submission has been extended to July 22, 2021 at 5:30 pm EDT. Learn more about the Equity-In-Action Grants. View the application.

PeopleForBikes (PFB) Community GrantLogo for PeopleForBikes showing a white bicycle on a blue background with a smile in white on a red background below it

The Fall 2021 Grant Cycle for the PeopleForBikes (PFB) Community Grant program is now open! The program from PeopleForBikes provides funding for projects that make bicycling better in communities across the U.S. These projects include (but are not limited to):

  • Bike paths, lanes and trails;
  • Mountain bike and BMX facilities;
  • Bike parks and pump tracks;
  • Bike racks and bike repair stations;
  • Large-scale bicycle advocacy initiatives.

Learn more about the PFB Community Grants Program here. An online Letter of Interest is due July 23, 2021. View the application.

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