This program supports infrastructure projects that promote alternatives to automobile transit (i.e. biking/walking/transit), recreational trails, safe routes to school, and scenic byways.
Grant Guide
Overview
Application & Review Process
Deadline: November 3, 2023 (Letter of Intent)
Applicants must submit a letter of intent describing their project. The regional representative will work with applicants through the full application process. Projects are evaluated on their connection to statewide and regional plans, their transportation purpose, their connection to safe routes to school, and the feasibility of being completed on schedule.
Funding Amount
$100,000 – $1,000,000
The grantee must cover at least 20% of total projects costs with state or local funds.
Eligibility
Projects
Design, planning, and construction of facilities for non-motorized forms of transportation; environmental mitigation; safe routes to school development; historic preservation; recreational trail development; stormwater management.
Infrastructure
Land/Resource
Applicants
A state aid city or county must be a sponsor. Eligible applicants include local government, transit agency, public land agency, school district, tribal government, or nonprofit entity.
Government Entity
501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Land Type & Geography
Projects within Minnesota and outside of the seven-county Twin Cities metro area.
State
Regional
Local
Trails
Statistics & Examples
Funding History
| Year | Funds Awarded | # Projects | Average Award |
| FY19 | $6,466,360 | 17 | $380,374 |
| FY18 | $5,623,908 | 17 | $330,818 |
| FY17 | $6,791,200 | 20 | $339,560 |
| FY16 | $6,666,207 | 21 | $317,438 |
| FY15 | $7,053,869 | 26 | $271,303 |
FY19 Project Distribution
Past Award Examples
| Amount | Project |
| $227,000 | Construct bike/pedestrian bridge over the Mississippi River for the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway. |
| $285,597 | Construct multi-use trail to connect neighborhoods with the city’s trail network. |
| $427,106 | Construct 4.5 mile multi-purpose trail connecting St. Cloud to Clearwater. |
| $600,000 | Construct shared-use trail segment to connect Irving Park to Keene Creek Park. |
| $960,000 | Construction of trail and bridge for a portion of the Blazing Star State Trail. |