Safe Routes to School Program Grant

Safe Routes to School Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Washington State Department of Transportation
Amount: Up to US $56,950,000
Last Updated: February 04, 2026

Summary

Overview

Safe Routes to School Program The Safe Routes to Schools Program (SRTS) provides funding to improve safety and mobility for children by enabling and encouraging them to walk and bicycle to school. Funding from this program is for projects within two miles of primary, middle and high schools (K-12). Concurrent with the federal safe, accountable, flexible, efficient transportation equity act of 2005, a safe routes to school program is established within the department. The purpose of the program is to: Enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school; Make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and Facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. Call for projects open Funding proposals are now being accepted for the Safe Routes to School Program. The estimated available funding amount is $56,950,000 for the 27-29 biennium

Eligibility

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