Grants Awarded

Since 1999, Bikes Belong has awarded 250 grants to bicycling projects and programs in 48 states and the District of Columbia.

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Double Lake Recreation Area Trail Expansion

Organization Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association (GHORBA)
State TX
Year 2008
Type Mountain Bike Project

The Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association (GHORBA) received $10,000 to help expand the mountain bike trail system at Double Lake Recreation Area, one hour north of Houston, Texas. The grant will enable GHORBA, an all-volunteer group, to speed trail construction by hiring professional trail builders, helping meet the increasing demand for mountain bike trails in the area. Bikes Belong's funding will serve as a match for a Recreational Trails Program grant.

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Iron Horse Trail

Organization Centerville-Washington Park District
State OH
Year 2008
Type Bike Path

A $10,000 grant will help the Centerville-Washington Park District, along with the cities of Centerville and Kettering, Ohio, construct the Iron Horse Trail. The new bike path will eventually connect the communities of Centerville and Kettering (suburbs of Dayton) to an extensive multi-county trail network, enabling cyclists to commute by bike more easily and ride to recreation instead of driving to area paths. Bikes Belong funding, a contribution from the William & Dorothy Yeck Nature Fund, and support from an area bike shop will leverage Clean Ohio Trail Funds for project construction.

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Blankets Creek Trail Expansion

Organization Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association, Woodstock Chapter (SORBA Woodstock)
State GA
Year 2008
Type Bike Path

The Woodstock, Georgia, chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA) is using its $10,000 grant to expand the popular mountain bike trail system at Blankets Creek. Plans include extending the beginner loop and creating an advanced loop with technical terrain. SORBA has more than 2,200 members and a great deal of community support. They've garnered significant funding for the trail project from individuals and local businesses, and they have tremendous support from many bike shops in northern Georgia.

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Pikes Peak Greenway/South Tejon Street Connector

Organization Trails and Open Space Coalition
State CO
Year 2008
Type Bike Path

Colorado Springs, Colorado's Trails and Open Space Coalition received $5,000 to help build a safe, ADA-approved link between the heavily used Pikes Peak Greenway and the bike lanes on South Tejon Street. This link will also give path users safe and easy access to the nearby public transit station, encouraging people to commute by bike. Bikes Belong's funding will help meet a shortfall in the city's Trails, Open Space and Parks budget for the project.

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Medary Quarry Trail Project

Organization Human Powered Trails
State WI
Year 2007
Type Mountain Bike Project

Human Powered Trails (HPT) will use their $10,000 grant to build sustainable singletrack on the Medary Quarry property, which was recently acquired by the Mississippi Valley Conservancy and placed under HPT's trail stewardship. The new trails will be geared at beginner and intermediate mountain bikers as well as trail runners and hikers, and will link to 10 miles of existing HPT-built trails, eventually doubling the size of the system. HPT was formed by a group of dedicated volunteers who are passionate about their mission: "to develop and maintain a first-class, human-powered, active recreational area." By building exciting, dynamic trails, they also aim to prove, once and for all, that the Midwest is not completely flat.

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