Community Spark Grants

The League’s Bicycle Friendly America program awards organizations for projects and programs that spark change and catalyze a community’s ability to create places where bicycling is safer, easier, and more accessible. The desire is for organizations to propose projects that build Bicycle Friendly Communities and capacity for local leaders and influencers by uplifting the community and by creating inclusive coalitions that can shed new light on current issues.

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Community Spark Grants are supported by:

Background

Launched in 2022, the League’s Community Spark Grants support the growing number of local grassroots changemakers and organizations nationwide working to improve their communities through better bicycling with $1,500 mini-grants. Generous support for these grants comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation℠ Initiative, which aims to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027. Generous support for the grants also comes from General Motors.

Past Grantees

2023 Community Spark Grant Winners

2022 Community Spark Grant Winners

How to Apply

Application

Grant Details

Eligible Entities

Eligible organizations are nonprofits and public or government organizations/agencies. Of the 15 organizations to receive awards, 7 must be in GM home communities. (See the list of eligible GM Communities here.) We are seeking proposals for projects that can be completed by the end of the 2024 calendar year (December 31, 2024). See below for a complete timeline for the 2024 Community Spark Grants.

Timeline