The Federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program
The federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program
was created by
Section 1404 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU),
which was signed into public law (P.L.
109-59) on August, 10 2005.
As a result of this legislation, every state
now has dedicated dollars to help with
infrastructure improvements (e.g. new
sidewalks and traffic calming projects) and
noninfrastructure activities to encourage
and enable students to walk and bicycle to
school.
Other Funding Opportunities
Additional funding information can be found
in Appendix F
of Michigan's Safe Routes to School
Handbook. Visit the
Handbook
page to download the Handbook in
its entirety.
Request for
Proposals from Michigan Fitness Foundation
for SR2S for Students with
Disabilities
The Michigan Fitness Foundation is seeking
applicants for the SR2S for Students with
Disabilities initiative. A total of $24,000 is
available to fund one (1) to three (3) proposals
for implementation during the 2010-11 academic
school year. The required Intent to Apply form
must be received by the Michigan
Fitness Foundation no later than 4:30 p.m. on
Monday, May 17, 2010 and full proposals must be
received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June
7, 2010.
Read
more about this opportunity here.
