Active Wisconsin - January 2024

In this issue:

Beloit Transportation Academy
What's on your reading list?
Resources & Funding

Beloit Transportation Academy

The Community Transportation Academy is coming to Beloit, Wisconsin this Winter/Spring! Why should you sign up? Watch the video and find out!

Application deadline: January 19, 2024

Academy dates: February 7 - April 17, 2024 (no class March 13)

More information can be found on the Community Transportation Academy page on the 1k Friends website.

What's on your reading list?

Every month of 2024, the Active Wisconsin blog will feature a short review of a book about transportation, land use, conservation, or a related topic. Some are new books and others have been around a while and are worth another read.

Some of these books are on Bloomberg's list of 15 books about cities!

January's book is Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities by Veronia O. Davis. Read the review on the Active Wisconsin blog here.

Have you read any good books lately that I should add to the list? Email me at susan@1kfriends.org

Resources & Funding Opportunities

AARP Wisconsin is accepting applications for the Small Dollar, Big Impact

The Federal Transit Administration is accepting applications for the Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) Pilot Program. The ICAM Pilot Program awards funds competitively to finance innovative capital projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve the coordination of non-emergency medical transportation services. The deadline is February 13, 2024. Click here to learn more and apply.

The League of American Bicyclists is accepting applications for Community Spark Grants through February 1, 2024. Awards up to $1500 will go to 15 organizations across the U.S. Learn more and apply here.

Applications for the National Safety Council's Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants are open until January 14, 2024. Members of the Road to Zero coalition are eligible for funding between $50,000-200,000. Learn more and apply here.

Applications are open for The Norma and Stanley DeBoer Quiet Trails Fund provides funding to support the creation and maintenance of quiet trails (e.g., walking, hiking, or skiing) in Wisconsin. Grants range from $500 to $1,000. Deadline: March 1, 2024. Learn more at the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin website here.

The USDOT has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for RAISE discretionary grants. Applicants are encouraged to consider how their projects can address climate change, ensure racial equity, and remove barriers to opportunity. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2024. Learn more here.

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