Grant Program
Eligible recipients include state, local and regional agencies, and nonprofit organizations to help address planning, design and construction improvements in the vicinity of schools. Safe Routes to School funding is 100 percent federal through SAFETEA-LU, SEC 1404; no match is required. The funding application as well as additional guidance can be found under the Reimbursable Grants heading below.
SR2S funds can support both infrastructure and noninfrastructure projects. Examples of eligible infrastructure and non-infrastructure interventions are shown below. Additional actions are eligible as long as they fit within the identified constraints of the program and can be shown to contribute to the achievement of program purposes and desired outcomes.
The statute identifies project types for each category as follows:
Infrastructure
Projects |
Noninfrastructure
Projects |
Single Grant Projects |
• Sidewalks • Traffic calming and speed reduction • Pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements • On-street and off-street bicycle facilities • Off-street pedestrian facilities • Traffic diversion improvements in the vicinity of Schools |
• Activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school • Public awareness campaign, community • Traffic enforcement operations in the vicinity of schools • Traffic education • Student training sessions (bicycle and pedestrian safety) • Funding for training |
Single projects such as one-time activities and events or purchases. Examples of these types of grants include but are not limited to community projects that support SRTS Goal |
Reimbursable Grant Forms
- Reimbursable Grant Guidelines
- Planning
Grant Application
- Infrastructure
and non-infrastructure Grant Application
Resources
- Alaska Grant Awards
- Alaska
Safe Routes to School Guidebook
- Safe
Routes to School brochure
- Data
Collection Overview
- Student
Travel Talley
- Parent
Survey
- Walkability
Checklist
- Bikeability
Checklist
- School
Site Audit
- School Route Maps and Tools to Create Them
