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Metro Safe Routes Back to School Mini-Grants
Metro is excited to offer 25 $500 mini-grants available to public K-12 schools (or nonprofit school PTOs) in the Portland Metro area to implement a Safe Routes Back to School strategy that supports kids and families as they return to school this Fall.
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Mini-grant information
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Application Questions
Safe Routes Back to School Mini-Grant details
- 25 $500 mini-grants available for public K-12 schools (or nonprofit school PTOs) in the Portland Metro area to implement a Safe Routes Back to School strategy in the 2022-2023 school year.
- Only one mini-grant awarded per school
- Mini-grants are reimbursement based and require tracking of receipts/payments
- Activities for reimbursement can only occur after award of grant
- Activities must occur in 2022-2023 school year
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis, until all 25 have been awarded by eligible schools and for eligible activities.
Each accepted applicant will be connected with their local SRTS coordinator to support implementation and their final report submission.
Safe Routes Back to School Strategies
Select one of the following activities for your mini-grant application:
o Walking School Bus or Bike Train: An organized group of students who walk or bike to school together with adult supervision, following a designated route with stops where students join the group.
o Park & Walk: Developing an off-site location for parents to drop their children off and walk to the school site to reduce idling, congestion, and increase student physical activity
o School site amenities
Examples include: temporary traffic playground, additional bike/scooter storage, other ‘tactical urbanism’ on school site to enhance safety for walking/rolling
o School choice!
Requires review by Metro SRTS Coordinator for eligibility, but we encourage unique and creative ideas to support kids in walking and rolling to school safely.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Only open to public schools or nonprofit school PTOs within the Metro boundary (see this map for boundary: https://drcmetro.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d9f425fd76a64859bafcb8802642f075 )
Only one mini-grant per school per school year
- Allowable expenses of mini-grants
o Materials and Supplies
- Signs, outreach materials (postcards, flyers, etc.), paint, vests, etc.
o Stipends or gift cards for adult support of an event.
- Stipends require W-9 for each recipient.
- If stipends are provided, all shifts will need to be tracked on a stipend tracking sheet for payment by Metro or by the school (template will be sent to you if you request funds for stipends)
-Gift cards can be used in lieu of stipends, for an amount similar to what would be paid for hourly support. Gift cards must be tracked using gift card tracking sheet (template will be shared if you request gift cards in your application).
o Additional proposed expenses will be reviewed for eligibility, please feel free to email Metro's Safe Routes to School Coordinator to verify eligibility of any activity expense before submitting (noel.mickelberry@oregonmetro.gov)
Purchase of bicycles or bicycle parts for individual use are not allowed.
Meals are not eligible, however snacks for a public event are allowed.
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