Grants of up to $2,000 to Indiana nonprofit organizations and programs, community groups, and schools in eligible regions to promote the use of bicycles. Funding is intended to promote safety, cyclist rights, and public awareness and understanding, and to increase the use of bicycles in Bloomington.
Goals of the grant program are to:
Promote and encourage bicycling for recreation, competition, travel, and transportation
Train and educate the community about bicycles and bicycling
Promote better public understanding and respect for the rights of bicyclists and the observance of traffic regulations by bicyclists and drivers
Promote bicycle safety
In awarding grants, the BBC Grant Committee will be guided by the following priorities established in the BBC By-laws:
To promote and encourage bicycling
To train and educate BBC members and the Bloomington community about bicycles and bicycling
To advise, support, and assist community groups in furtherance of the uses of bicycles for recreation, competition, travel, and transportation
To assert, safeguard, and advocate the rights of all bicyclists and to seek better public understanding and respect for existing rights and greater cooperation with the public authorities in the observance of traffic regulations by all users
To secure public cooperation for periodic major bicycling events promoted under the club's auspices; and to urge the construction on public lands of facilities for the use of recreational and competitive bicyclists.
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
Additional Eligibility Criteria
Grants will be made only to non-profit organizations and programs, schools, and other similar civic-minded organizations.
Limitations:
- No grants will be made for endowment campaigns or for previously incurred debts.
- Requests for support from religious organizations will be considered only if a project meets a general need and does not promote any particular denomination.
- No grants will be made for any political campaign or to support any attempt to influence legislation of any governmental body other than by making available the results of nonpartisan analysis, study and research.
- No grants will be made to fund bicycle racing teams. However, community outreach projects organized by such teams will be considered.
The BBC operates without discrimination as to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, citizenship status, or any other category protected under federal or state law in the evaluation of grant requests and will make grants only to nondiscriminatory grant seekers.
Pre-Application Information
All applications must be received by 5 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2021 to be eligible for consideration.
Estimated Size of Grant
There is a suggested maximum request of $2,000.
Term of Contract
All grants will be one-time awards.
Contact Information
Send Application To: grants@bloomingtonbicycleclub.org (Applicants are strongly encouraged to send proposals as e-mail attachments.)
or:
BBC Grant Committee
PO Box 463
Bloomington, IN 47402
