What is the Funding and Programming Opportunities page and how do I navigate it?
The updated and refreshed Funding and Programming Opportunities page features funding and programmatic resources for transportation safety professionals, planners, advocates, community members, and others alike who want to create more equitable, walkable, and bikeable communities. Resources are organized into five topic areas:
- Regional Opportunities;
- Statewide Opportunities;
- Federal Opportunities;
- Outside Opportunities; and
- Conceptual Approaches to Funding.
Click the links above to navigate directly to each topic area. Our page is continuously being updated as more resources are launched. Do you know of a resource we can add to the list? Please let us know at safetrec@berkeley.edu.
Funding can make or break an active transportation project, which makes equitable funding opportunities important for communities to access. In recent years, many planners and agencies have recognized how redlining and disinvestment in certain communities has led to lack of safe infrastructure and less access to public transportation options. Here are a few key funding opportunities that aim to address this:
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day Mini-Grant Program - Save the date!
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day honors the living legacy of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges etched her name in history when she integrated into the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Since then, Ruby has become a national icon for her courageous action. Every November 14th, we celebrate Ruby’s courageous and historic act by encouraging students to walk to school and engaging in a day of dialogue about activism, anti-racism, and anti-bullying. The goal is to inspire kids to make positive changes in their school and community.
The program offer grants in the amounts of $500 and $1000 to support Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day celebrations. The mini-grant application opens on August 4 and closes August 22, 2025. The application opening will be announced on all social media channels and will be hosted on the program website when available.
Need help finding funding opportunities in California?
- Webinar: Navigating Discretionary Grant Programs. Caltrans DLA and FHWA presented this free webinar on Discretionary Grant Programs and how to manage their processes and procedures, with a spotlight on those programs managed by the Caltrans Office of Federal Programs (OFP). The public can access a recording on the webinar's webpage
- The Active Transportation Resource Center recently held their "Finding the Money: Additional Active Transportation Funding Programs" webinar with representatives of three state programs that support active transportation: one focused on plans, one on education and encouragement, and one that supports infrastructure projects. The webinar also highlighted the federal funding program, Safe Streets and Roads for All, which will release its last round of funding in 2025. The public can access a recording of the webinar, the slides, and resource list shared with attendees on the webinar's webpage.