GoGrant

GoGrant

Overview: The GoGrant program from Movability provides financial assistance to support projects that result in fewer drive-alone trips and encourage use of carpooling, biking, vanpooling, and transit in Central Texas.

Status: Active with two funding cycles per year

Geographic Scope:

Primary focus: Austin city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)

Eligible applicants must be located within one of six Central Texas counties: Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties

Funding Amount: Up to $7,500 per project per cycle

Grant Types:

Infrastructure Projects

• Materials/goods and permanent structures that result in more people using active modes
• Examples: bike racks, lockers, bike loan programs, repair stations, designated micro-mobility parking, covered bike parking, shade structures for transit waiting, water bottle filling stations, skateboard racks
• Must include small sign referencing Movability and GoGrant
• Must comply with city code and ordinances with proper municipal permitting
• Not funded: beautification projects, construction not directly related to active/micro-mobility, placemaking, landscaping, lighting, security cameras

Programmatic Projects

• Incentives and policies that encourage active commuting
• Examples: discounts/subsidies for mobility options, transit pass purchases, micromobility pass programs, subsidized vanpools, gamification programs, education/marketing programs

Mobility Planning Projects

• Focused professional consulting services from Movability
• Only available to larger employers (more than 49 employees or above $10 million annual revenue)
• Examples: employee commute surveys, transportation resource inventory, employee origin/destination mapping, strategy proposals

Eligibility:

Organization size: Very small businesses or organizations (≤49 employees or <$10 million annual revenue) eligible for all three grant types

Large organizations: >49 employees or >$10 million annual revenue only eligible for planning projects

Nonprofits: Eligible to apply

Membership requirement: Not required to apply, but must be willing to become/remain Movability member upon receiving funds; first year membership covered by grant

Match requirement: No match required

Multiple awards: One project per cycle per organization, but may submit separate applications for different projects

Funding Sources: The City of Austin, Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program, and donor contributions

Reporting Requirements:

Recipients must measure project impact with pre- and post-grant activity measurements

Movability works with each recipient to determine appropriate reporting metrics

Funds may NOT be used to pay staff for project management

Funds MAY be used for materials and installation of goods

Contact: info@movabilitytx.org

Address: 535 East 5th Street, Austin, Texas 78701