Infrastructure grant uses
Infrastructure projects must improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and access. Some examples include:
- Sidewalk improvements
- Traffic calming and speed reduction improvements
- Pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements
- Traffic Engineering Assistance Program (SRTS-TEAP) study be done to evaluate traffic and safety in the area of the school (typically limited to cities with populations under 35,000).http://www.iowadot.gov/traffic/teap.html
- On-street bicycle facilities
- Off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities
- Secure bicycle parking facilities
- Traffic diversion improvements
Noninfrastructure grant uses
- Educational materials;
- Develop a SRTS study or plan;
- Bicycle and pedestrian safety curricula, materials and trainers;
- Training, including SRTS training workshops that target school- and community-level audiences;
- Modest incentives for SRTS contests and incentives that encourage more walking and bicycling over time;
- Safety and educational tokens that also advertise the program;
- Photocopying, duplicating and printing costs, including CDs, DVDs, etc., and also mailing costs;
- Costs for data gathering, analysis, and evaluation reporting at the local project level;
- Substitute teacher pay, if needed, to cover for faculty attending SRTS functions during school hours;
- Costs for additional law enforcement or equipment needed for enforcement activities;
- Equipment and training needed for establishing crossing guard programs;
- Stipends for parent or staff coordinators;
- Costs to employ a SRTS program manager
- Consultant costs (either nonprofit or for-profit) to manage a SRTS program, as described in previous bullet.
For more information and to download grant information, please visit the Iowa DOT Website on Safe Routes to School at http://www.iowadot.gov/saferoutes/grants.html