Mini Grant

Mini Grants are a great way to ease into the Safe Routes to School movement, and start building a culture of walking, biking, and rolling at your school. These grants allow schools and communities to create programs that educate and encourage students to stay healthy and active, and to reduce traffic around schools. Up to $10,000 per school is available, and up $100,000 per applicant. A maximum of $5,000 should be set aside for a Program Coordinator and/or personnel work, with an additional $5,000 eligible for non-personnel expenses. Applications are competitive and funding is limited.

The 2021 Mini Grant RFP is open and accepting applications until 5pm on Friday, April 2. MFF is aiming to notify applicants in early May about the status of their funding proposals.

Refer to the non-infrastructure sections of the eligibility list for what could be eligible under the SRTS Mini Grant. You can view the Eligible Programs and Budget Example document to brainstorm ideas for your program and review an example of a typical budget.

 

COVID-19 Considerations: As always, the safety of students is imperative. During this uncertain time, we highly recommend that all applicants and prospective coordinators read through our guidance on program modifications. Here you will find helpful information on how your programming may need to be adapted depending on changing learning formats.

We understand that the inconsistent nature of the pandemic may interfere with the implementation of your grant compared to a typical school year. As such, we greatly appreciate any early communication related to anticipated difficulties.

For questions about the Mini Grant, contact your grant coordinator or Adam Jenks.

To apply for a Mini Grant:

1. If you’ve not already done so, register your school(s). If your registration has not been completed within the past two school years, please update your information.
2. Let us know of your intent to apply.
   
   Mini Grant Application Intent

   Contact Name *

   Organization *

   Email Address *

   Phone Number *

   

   If you are human, leave this field blank.
3. Fill out and submit your application- Download and fill out the following application documents:
   • 2021 Mini Grant Instructions
   • 2021 Mini Grant RFP
   • 2021 Mini Grant Signatures
   • 2021 Mini Grant Budget
   • 2021 Mini Grant Multi-School/District Information– For applicants with the need for extra fields to list participating schools.
4. You can submit the above application forms online using the form below. All online applications must be grouped into one zip file for upload. Packaging your application files into a zip file groups them together into a single file to make uploading easier. You do not need any special software to create a zip file.

For Windows users:

• • Locate the items that you want to zip.
  • Right click on the file, folder, or files you want to zip
  • Select “Send to”, and then select “Compressed (zipped) folder”.
  • Find the newly created .zip archive in the same directory.

For Mac users:

• • Locate the items that you want to zip.
  • Right-click on a file, folder, or files you want to zip.
  • Select “Compress Items”.
  • Find the newly created .zip archive in the same directory.

If you have questions or need technical assistance, please send an email to Adam Jenks.