Grants and funding
Funding opportunities for bicycle and pedestrian-related activities.
Active transportation grants
Active Transportation Program Funding
Funding is available through a competitive grant process for all communities to increase walking and bicycling and make non-motorized transportation more accessible, convenient, and safer for all Minnesotans. Future solicitations will include Planning Assistance, Engineering Studies, Infrastructure, Demonstration Projects, and non-infrastructure programming.
Greater Minnesota Transportation Alternatives
The Transportation Alternatives Solicitation replaces the funding from historical programs including Transportation Enhancements, Scenic Byways, Safe Routes to School, and several other discretionary programs with a competitive program to be developed by states.
Safe Routes to School grants
Planning assistance grants
Grants to schools and communities to develop comprehensive SRTS plans. Plans are completed by regional development organizations or a statewide SRTS consultant.
SRTS Boost Grants
Our grant supports communities with existing plans or other comprehensive SRTS approaches to promote non-infrastructure projects for schools to keep walking and bicycling to school safe, easy, and fun for students.
District Coordinator Grants
Our program will support coordinator positions in individual schools or districts. Coordinators will support communities with existing SRTS plans or other comprehensive approaches to advance non-infrastructure strategies that keep it safe, easy, and fun for students to walk and bicycle to school.
Design Assistance
Design assistance bridges the gap between safe routes to school plan strategies and implementation.
Demonstration Project Technical Assistance
Technical assistance is available to support communities with existing plans or other comprehensive approaches to start the planning process, design, and implement demonstration projects.
State funded SRTS Infrastructure Grants
Available statewide to communities to construct infrastructure that improves access and safety on prioritized routes to and at schools. Past grants have included sidewalks to schools, trails along state highways, and improved crossings on school walking routes. A SRTS plan is recommended to apply, no funding match required.
Greater Minnesota Transportation Alternatives (infrastructure opportunity)
Safe Routes to School is an eligible program for the Transportation Alternatives Solicitation. Greater Minnesota communities are eligible to apply to this competitive infrastructure program. A SRTS plan is recommended to apply, 20 percent funding match required.