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Active Living by Design Issues Call for Proposals Aimed at Helping Americans Become More Physically Active
Active Living by Design plans to award grants of up to $200,000 each to 25 community partnerships across the country. These partnerships will develop and implement strategies that will make it easier for people to enjoy routine physical activity as part of their daily lives.
Active Living Funding Sources
The Active Living Resource Center (ALRC) Web site provides resources and tools to help you make walking and bicycling part of your community's healthy lifestyle. The funding section of the Web site is designed to help answer all of your funding needs.
Active Living Research -- Call for Proposals
Active Living Research (formerly Active Living Policy and Environmental Studies) is a $12.5-million national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), created to stimulate and support research that will identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity. Findings are expected to inform environmental and policy changes that will promote active living among Americans.
Active Living Research -- Call for Proposals (Round 8)
Active Living Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued a call for full proposals for research topic grants and full proposals for dissertation grants in Round 8 of their program.
AIA Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Program
The SDAT is a community assistance program that focuses on the principles of sustainability. SDATs will bring a team of volunteer professionals (such as architects, urban designers, planners, hydrologists, economists, attorneys, and others) to work with community decision-makers and stakeholders to help them develop a vision and framework for a sustainable future.
AMPO RFP: Innovations in Safety and Security in Transportation Planning
The Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) and the Federal Transportation Association (FTA) have partnered to develop an incentive grant program for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to undertake innovative safety and security transportation planning initiatives.
Application Guidelines for Safe Routes to School
The National Safe Routes to Schools Partnership (SRTS) provides links to the State Departments of Transportation that have released application guidelines for the federal program.
Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Livable Centers Initiative -- Georgia
The Atlanta Regional Commission’s (ARC) Livable Centers Initiative encourages local jurisdictions to plan and implement strategies that link transportation improvements with land use development strategies to create sustainable, livable communities consistent with regional development policies.
Batteries For Electrical Energy Storage In Transportation Grants
ARPA-E welcomes submissions from any type of capable technology research and development entity. This includes, but is not limited to, for-profit entities, academic institutions, research foundations, not-for profit entities, collaborations, and consortia.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is a new agency of the Department of Energy. ARPA-E was authorized by the America COMPETES Act (PL 110-69) and charged with the mission to fund projects that will develop transformational technologies that reduce America's dependence on foreign energy imports; reduce U.S. energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases; improve energy efficiency across all sectors of the U.S. economy; and ensure that the United States maintains its leadership in developing and deploying advanced energy technologies.
Through this grant solicitation, RPA-E seeks to develop a new generation of ultra-high energy density, low-cost battery technologies for long electric range plug in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs). If successful, new battery technologies developed under this program will give electrified light-duty vehicles range, performance, lifetime, and cost required to shift transportation energy from oil to the domestically powered U.S. electric grid. ARPA-E's objective is to fund high-risk, high reward research efforts that will promote leadership in this emerging EV battery market.
Some $35 million is expected to be available.
Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2010.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Funding -- Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Departmetn of Transportation (WisDOT) takes an active role in providing financial assistance to create and improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities in Wisconsin. The state's website offers background on both current and historical funding for bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding
Bicycle and pedestrian projects are broadly eligible for funding from almost all the major Federal-aid highway, transit, safety, and other programs. Bicycle projects must be ''principally for transportation, rather than recreation, purposes'' and must be designed and located pursuant to the transportation plans required of States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations. This page lists funding sources for bicycle and pedestrian projects.
Bicycle Friendly Communities Grants
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), a national retail cooperative providing quality outdoor gear and clothing, has announced a $100,000 grant to the Bikes Belong Foundation to support an innovative series of grant awards to help U.S. cities become more bicycle friendly. The Bikes Belong Foundation, in cooperation with the League of American Bicyclists, will direct the new effort.
Bike/Walk Twin Cities
Bike/Walk Twin Cities, formerly known as the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program, or NTPP, was established in 2005 as part of the six-year federal transportation bill known as SAFETEA-LU. This website provides current information on the project and scheduled events for the Minneaspolis region.
Bikes Belong Coalition Grants -- May 2007
Bikes Belong is the national coalition of bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often. Through national leadership, grassroots support, and promotion, we work to make bicycling safe, convenient, and fun.
Bikes Belong Coalition Grants -- Overview
The Bikes Belong Coalition is sponsored by members of the U.S. bicycle industry. Its mission is to put more people on bicycles more often. The Bike Belong Grants Program was the first major on-going initiative undertaken by the Bikes Belong Coalition.
Bikes Belong Grants -- Summer 2007
Bikes Belong is the national coalition of bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often. Through national leadership, grassroots support, and promotion, Bike Belong works to make bicycling safe, convenient, and fun. In summer 2007 Bikes Belong presented six grant awards, totaling $46,935. Investment in these paths, trails, parks, and advocacy initiatives will help create, enhance, and protect great places to ride in communities across the country.
Bikes Belong Grants Program
The Bikes Belong Coalition is sponsored by members of the U.S. bicycle industry. Its mission is to put more people on bicycles more often. The Bike Belong Grants Program was the first major on-going initiative undertaken by the Bikes Belong Coalition.
Biking and Walking Funding
America Bikes outlines on its website how communities can leverage federal funding to improve local roads for bicyclists through the 2005 SAFETEA-LU bill.
Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Grant Winners
The U.S. EPA has announced winners of its Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects. EPA has awarded the Training Grant to the Univeristy of Maine, and the Demonstration Grant to Portland State University.
Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects
The EPA Aging Initiative, located in the Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, is seeking proposals for a new grant opportunity for Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects.
Bus and Bus Facilities Livability Initiative Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, requests proposals for the FTA Bus and Bus Facilities Livability Initiative. This program makes funds available to public transit providers to finance capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities.
Project evaluation criteria includes, but is not limited to, a determination of whether the project promotes a more environmentally sustainable transportation system, improves energy efficiency, or reduces greenhouse gases. Applicants are encouraged to provide information regarding the expected use of clean or alternative sources of energy.
Some $150 million is expected to be available.
Responses are due February 8, 2010.
Center for Urban and Rural Affairs Funding
The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) is an all-University applied research and technology center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with community organizations and public institutions working on significant public policy issues in Minnesota.
Clean Ohio Bond Fund
American Farmland Trust (AFT) reports a landslide victory for Clean Ohio Bond Fund, a November 2008 ballot initiative that offers great promise to farmland protection and the environment.
Clean School Bus Funding
There are multiple ways to fund school bus retrofit and replacement programs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has compiled a list of resources to help identify potential funding in your area.
Colorado Heritage Planning Grants -- Colorado
The Colorado Heritage Planning Grant Program is designed to recognize and reward those communities cooperatively planning to manage growth. Eligible recipients include: towns, cities, cities and counties, counties, and Title 32, Article 1 special districts.
Commonwealth Capital -- Massachusetts
The Commonwealth Capital (CC) policy of the Office for Commonwealth Development (OCD) coordinates Massachusetts capital spending programs that affect development patterns. The state's goal is to invest in projects that are consistent with OCD's Sustainable Development Principles and partner with municipalities seeking to advance the Commonwealth's development and resource protection interests.
Communities Creating Healthy Environments
Communities Creating Healthy Environments is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that aims to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color. The program will advance RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015 by supporting diverse, community-based organizations and federally chartered tribal nations in the development and implementation of effective, culturally competent policy initiatives to address childhood obesity at the local level.
Community Innovations Grants
The Boston Foundation announced $19 million in new grant awards to more than 100 nonprofit organizations serving Greater Boston. While the wide range of these grants speaks to the rich complexity of life in the region, each individual funding decision reflects a strategic commitment to increase impact, opportunity and innovation within the organizations that serve area residents.
Commuter Choice Tax Incentive
According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), it really does pay to ride transit. Federal law lets workers receive up to $115 a month in employer-paid tax-free transit costs, or take up to $115 a month in tax-sheltered payroll deductions for transit costs.
Environment Program -- Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation is a national foundation that has been advocating environmental conservation for many years, especially through its Green Building Initiative. In June 2008, the Foundation decided to elevate this interest and expand it into a major, comprehensive program -- the Environment Program -- to cultivate solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, accelerate renewable energy technologies, and support efforts to help society adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Financing Greenways
The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at the University of Maryland features a web resource that includes trail-building cost estimates from several Virginia communities as well as techniques to help partner with community members, raise funds, and seek grants for greenway programs.
FTA Grant Programs
A major way FTA helps communities support public transportation is by issuing grants to eligible recipients for planning, vehicle purchases, facility construction, operations, and other purposes.
Funding Sources -- Bike and Pedestrian
New York Bikes! -- the official website of the New York Bicycling Coalition (NYBC) -- provides a list of funding sources for bicycle- and pedestrian-related projects.
Funding Sources -- Trails and Greenways
National Trails Training Partnership has added a list of funding sources for trails and greenways proponents to the resources and archives section of its website.
Green and Healthy Homes
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requests proposals for the Green and Healthy Homes and Technical Studies Program. Through this RFP, HUD seeks to improve knowledge of the effects residential green construction has on both indoor environmental quality and occupant health, with a particular focus on children and other sensitive populations. It is expected that benefits would be most likely observed for respiratory health outcomes and reductions in irritation-related symptoms.
Some $2.4 million expected to be available, up to 7 awards anticipated.
Responses are due November 17, 2009.
GSA Regional Studies Grants: Envisioning the Future of the Federal Workplace
In order to promote a guiding vision for the future of federal work in the Washington region, the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Public Building Service will award competitive grants in the range of $50,000 to $500,000 for coordination, planning, and research efforts that explore fundamental questions related to the form, location, and design of federal offices over the next 10 to 50 years in the National Capital Region. The maximum aggregate value of the grants is $500,000.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Call for Proposals -- 2009
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) whose primary goal is to implement healthy eating and active living policy- and environmental-change initiatives that can support healthier communities for children and families across the United States. Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities places special emphasis on reaching children who are at highest risk for obesity on the basis of race/ethnicity, income and/or geographic location.
Iowa's Infrastructure Investment Initiative
Iowa Governor Chet Culver today announced a $750 million plan to create jobs, strengthen the state's economy, and rebuild several critical areas of the state's infrastructure.
Livability Innovation Fund Grants -- New Mexico
The Local Government Division (LGD) of the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is the sponsor of this Livability Innovation Fund grant program for enhancing -- through planning and design -- the livability of New Mexico communities.
Livable Centers Initiative
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is now accepting applications for the 2005 Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) studies. The LCI Program is open for funding to government jurisdictions and non-profit organizations in the 18-county Atlanta Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) boundaries (includes all of 13 counties and portions of 5 additional counties).
Massachusetts Funding for Smart Growth
The Smart Growth Technical Assistance Grant Program, offered by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), provides grants of up to $30,000 per community to implement smart growth zoning changes and undertake other activities that will improve local and regional sustainable development practices.
Minnesota Environmental Assistance Grants -- 2009
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has officially announced the opening of the Fiscal Year 2009 Environmental Assistance Grant Round for application. The Minnesota Legislature established this environmental assistance grant program to provide financial assistance in the development of environmentally sustainable practices in Minnesota through voluntary partnerships and goal-oriented, economically driven approaches to pollution prevention and resource conservation.
NAR Smart Growth Action Grants -- 2009
To increase the effectiveness of state and local REALTOR® association efforts in creating livable communities, the National Association of Realtors' (NAR's) Smart Growth Action Grant program is available to support your efforts to implement programs and activities that position REALTORS® as leaders in improving their communities by advancing smart growth.
NAR Smart Growth Grants -- Spring 2008
To increase the effectiveness of local association efforts in creating livable communities, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has established a grant program to assist your efforts to implement programs and activities that position REALTORS® as leaders in improving their communities by advancing smart growth.
National Association of Realtors® Smart Growth Grants
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Action Grant program can assist your efforts to implement programs and activities that position REALTORS® as leaders in improving their communities by advancing smart growth.
National Trails Fund
National Trails Fund grants help give local organizations the resources they need to secure access, volunteers, tools and materials to protect America’s cherished public trails.
New Jersey Transit Improvements
Looking for information on transit improvements in the Garden State? This database of funding and technical assistance opportunities for municipalities trying to create and implement smart transportation and land use plans is the place to start.
New York Quality Communities Grants Winners
A total of $3 million will be awarded to fifty-one projects, including the drafting of neighborhood plans, comprehensive plans, agricultural protection plans, transportation plans, economic development plans, new zoning laws, and more under the New York Quality Communities Grants Program of 2006.
New York State Smart Growth Grants
The New York State Smart Growth website offers a comprehensive list of grant opportunities for New York State.
NJ Smart Growth Grants & Awards
The New Jersey Office of Smart Growth offers a website that lists grant information for communities in the Garden State.
Notice of funding availability, open space and preservation initiatives, and award notifications are among the items listed on this online resource.
For more information please visit the resource link below.
Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Grants
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Grant Program is a competitive grant program that provides approximately $5 million dollars every two years to Oregon cities, counties and ODOT regional and district offices for design and construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Applications for the 2010—2011 Grant Cycle must be postmarked by July 25, 2008.
Pedestrian and Bicycling Funding
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center's (PBIC's) funding sources page provides guidance to planners, engineers, private citizens, advocates, educators, police enforcement and the health community for help in funding pedestrian and bicycle trail projects.
Pedestrian Safety Programs for Older Adults
The U.S. Department of Transportation invites applications for its Pedestrian Safety Programs for Older Adults.
Raise the Funds Action Toolkit
The Campus INpower (CIP) Raise the Funds Action Toolkit is a free, downloadable action guide to help college students across the country design and create large campus funds. It offers seven unique models for creating funds, ranging from the tens of thousands to several million dollars each.
Research Funding -- Public Transportation
The Transit Cooperative Research Program offers a research opportunity to update TCRP Report 63, Enhancing the Visibility and Image of Transit in the United States and Canada, first published in 1999.
Safe Routes to School Authorizations
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) guarantees funding for highways, highway safety, and public transportation totaling $244.1 billion. It's the largest surface transportation investment in U.S. Included in this program is a new core Highway Safety Improvement Program that is structured and funded to make significant progress in reducing highway fatalities, including safe routes to schools for children. This resource summarizes SAFETEA-LU provisions concerning the Safe Routes to School Program.
Safe Routes to School Funding
The Active Living Resource Center has prepared a web page describing options for Safe Routes To School Funding (SRTS).
Safe Routes to School Funding -- California
California's Safe Routes to School program, initiated in 1999, will continue to provide funding for projects through January 1, 2008.
Safe Routes to School Funding -- Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's first Federal Safe Routes to School (FSRTS) application cycle officially opens May 5, 2008. For the opening 2008 round, $12,649,000 is available for infrastructure improvements. Additional funding rounds will be conducted in future years, but the timeline and amount available are dependent upon several factors, including the reauthorization of the FSRTS program in the next Federal Transportation Bill.
San Diego Smart Growth Funding Programs
The San Diego, California chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) produced this PowerPoint presentation outlining TransNet Smart Growth Funding Programs.
San Francisco Green Communities Funding
The Mayor's Office of Housing (MOH), the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) and Enterprise have joined forces to invest at least $100 million worth of incentives to build 600 new homes in San Francisco that promote health, conserve energy and natural resources, and provide easy access to jobs, schools and services.
Senior Transportation Demonstration Grants
The National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST) is soliciting proposals from aging/human service agencies, tribal organizations, faith-based organizations, units of state and local government, public and private transportation providers, and other entities interested in developing and implementing innovative approaches to increasing senior transportation options and improving older adult mobility.
Smart Growth Action Grants Recipients
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) established the Smart Growth Action Grants Program to assist efforts to implement programs and activities that position REALTORS® as leaders in improving their communities by advancing smart growth.
State Policy Options for Funding Transportation
From the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices comes State Policy Options for Funding Transportation (NGA Center), a new issue brief that examines the transportation finance challenges faced by states and outlines tools available to address them.
Sustainable Skylines Initiative -- 2009
The U.S. EPA has issued notice of availability of funds and is soliciting applications from eligible entities to compete for financial assistance through the Sustainable Skylines Initiative (SSI).
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Issues Requests for Proposals
Concerns about sprawl, traffic congestion, and loss of open space have
risen to the top of community concerns. In response, universities and
colleges are beginning to use their abilities to address growth issues
and provide innovative solutions for communities.
The Green Initiative Fund
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is a grant-making fund for sustainability projects on UC Berkeley's campus. TGIF originated at UC Santa Barbara and now has spread to six of the ten UC campuses. About $250,000 per year is available for grants. All students, faculty, and staff are eligible to submit project proposals. Projects will be selected for funding by an annually appointed Grant Making Committee consisting of students, faculty, and staff, in which students have the majority vote.
TGIF has opened the 2010 grant cycle and is now accepting submissions of project abstracts. The requirements for applying for a 2010 grant now require the submission of an abstract to be approved by the committee prior to submitting a full grant application.
The first deadline for project abstracts is January 19, 2010. Final deadline for ALL project abstracts is February 15, 2010.
Trail Funding
The American Hiking Society provides online guidance for acquiring funds to create and maintain trails. Grants and foundations, as well as public funding opportunities, are reviewed and summaries of various funding programs are provided.
Trails and Greenways Funding List
Funding trails and greenways takes a bit of ingenuity and a lot of research. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy provides the first step with explanations of the various programs that can be used to help fund trails and greenways.
Transportation Funding by State
Want to find out how much your state received for Safe Routes to Schools or Transportation Enhancements through SAFETEA-LU? The America Bikes website has put together a chart that details, by state, amounts for these and other transportation programs.
Transportation Planning Funds
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requests proposals for the 2010 Transportation Planning Broad Agency Announcement. FHWA seeks projects in the following areas: Tools and Techniques that Support State and Local Planning Capacity Building; Tools and Techniques that Support Tribal Planning Capacity Building; Global Climate Change and Air Quality Research; Congestion Management; Safety Planning; Public Involvement, Environmental Justice, Visualization in Planning; and Freight Planning.
Some $1.5 million expected to be available.
Pre-proposals are required and are due February 15, 2010. Final proposals are due April 5, 2010.
Urban Circulator Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, requests proposals for the Urban Circulator Program. This program will support projects such as streetcars, buses, and bus facilities that connect urban destinations and fosters the redevelopment of urban spaces into walkable, mixed-use, high-density environments.
Some $130 million is expected to be available, with up to six awards anticipated.
Responses are due February 10, 2010.
Urban Sustainability Grants
Mountain Equipment Coop has announced the availability of Urban Sustainability Grants. These grants will support local environmental groups in each Mountain Equipment Coop store community and range from $500 to $5,000.
Submitted projects should address a local urban sustainability issue, such as waste, energy, consumption, or transportation.
To apply, complete the online application. Applications are accepted at any time. Deadlines vary depending on store location. Contact your store's Sustainability Coordinator for details.
Wisconsin Urban Infill Development Funds -- Wisconsin
The Dane County (Wisconsin) Better Urban Infill Development (BUILD) program provides grant funding on an annual basis to local municipalities to plan infill developments and great neighborhoods.
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