Grants Awarded

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

To search our grants database, select a state, grant type, and/or year and click Submit.

Highland Rail Trail

Organization City of Gastonia
State NC
Year 2007
Type Bike Path

The City of Gastonia, North Carolina, will use a $10,000 Bikes Belong grant to help pave the Highland Rail Trail. This multi-use path, which will weave through a neighborhood whose residents are heavily dependent on walking and bicycling for transportation, will create a safe commuting route as well as a beautiful recreation corridor.

In addition to Bikes Belong's funding, the city received grants from two local foundations and was also awarded a Recreational Trails Program grant. Construction is expected to begin later this fall.

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USA Official BMX Training Facility

Organization USA Official BMX Training Facility
State FL
Year 2007
Type BMX/Bike Park

A $10,000 grant award will help the USA Official BMX Training Facility open its gates to riders by the end of this month. This NBL-sanctioned facility will host clinics, training sessions, and events for riders of all levels—from beginners to Olympic hopefuls—throughout the Tampa area and beyond.

Local shops are thrilled about the BMX buzz this project has created and expect a surge of new riders once the track is complete. The dedicated, all-volunteer board of the USA Official BMX Training Facility (a nonprofit organization) also hopes to build mountain bike trails on the 60-acre site, which was donated to them by the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department.

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Tarrant Aqueduct Trail

Organization Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership
State AL
Year 2007
Type Bike Path

The Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership, a division of Birmingham's Cawaco Resource Conservation & Development Council, will receive $5,000 to help construct the first stretch of the Tarrant Aqueduct Trail. This multi-use path, in Birmingham's historic Tarrant neighborhood, will connect two schools and link to 16.5 miles of existing rail trail as well as parks, green spaces, and residential areas.

Bikes Belong funding will leverage two Transportation, Community, and System Preservation Program grants, as well as two grants from the City of Birmingham. This is our first grant to the state of Alabama.

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Sustainable Trails Initiative

Organization Friends of the Wissahickon
State PA
Year 2007
Type Mountain Bike Project

Philadelphia's Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) will receive $10,000 to put toward their Sustainable Trails Initiative. The 57-mile trail network in the city's Fairmount Park is a haven for Philly's mountain bikers. FOW's effort to create an ecologically, physically, and socially sustainable trail system will reduce user conflict and erosion problems while preserving well-loved singletrack.

FOW have been stewards of the Wissahickon Valley since 1924 and traditionally worked with local equestrians, hikers, and birdwatchers to preserve habitat in the 1800-acre Wissahickon Valley Park. More recently, mountain bikers have emerged as important local partners in FOW's efforts to restore and enhance the park's exceptional urban trails.

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RTP Advocacy Initiative

Organization Bay Area Bicycle Coalition
State CA
Year 2007
Type Advocacy

A $5,000 grant will support the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition (BABC) in their efforts to secure and increase funding for bicycling projects through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Some of their key funding initiatives include expanded Safe Route to School and Safe Routes to Transit programs.

A 2004 Bikes Belong grant helped this group secure $200 million over 20 years for a Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Program in the RTP. However, there is risk of losing this critical funding program if advocacy efforts aren't bolstered. BABC will bring the interests of all the Bay Area bicycle-advocacy groups to the table to insure that bicycling continues to play an important role in the transportation plan.

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