Grants to give bike riding a push start in Queensland communities

• The second round of the Queensland Government's Bike Riding Encouragement Program Community Grants is now open.
• Grants of up to $25,000 are available for community groups to deliver projects and events that encourage more bike riding.
• The grants form part of the Queensland Cycling Action Plan 2023–2025.

The second round of the Miles Government's Bike Riding Encouragement Program Community Grants is now open.

The grants aim to encourage fresh ideas and different ways to get more Queenslanders riding bikes for transport, recreation, and wellbeing.

Up to $25,000 is available for community groups, not-for-profit and for-profit organisations, and local governments partnering with a community organisation, to deliver projects and events that encourage more bike riding.

Eligible organisations can apply for funding under two streams:

• The first stream will support organisations to deliver local, grassroots events and activities that address community-specific challenges and opportunities for bike riding.
• The second stream will support organisations to start or progress an innovative idea, initiative, or concept to encourage more people to ride a bike in Queensland.

The Bike Riding Encouragement Program Community Grants are one of 49 actions the Miles Government is progressing through the Queensland Cycling Action Plan 2023–2025 to achieve its vision for more cycling, more often.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Bart Mellish:

“I’m extremely pleased to announce the opening of the second round of our Bike Riding Encouragement Program Community Grants.

“The grants are designed to foster and support ways to get more Queenslanders having fun and enjoying the health, financial and environmental benefits of bike riding.

“The first round of grant projects delivered in 2020–21 was a great success and included the development of a bike riding app for women, a mountain biking program for girls, a school-based community bike library, and videos and online maps of local bike riding routes.

“We are committed to continuing to support community-led efforts to encourage more people to jump on their bike, leave the car at home and ride in their local communities instead.

“More people riding a bike to work, school, to socialise or to go to the shops means less traffic and less pollution, which can also mean savings on transport costs.”

Quotes attributable to CEO and Founder of Chicks Who Ride Bikes, Jordana Blackman:

"The Bike Riding Encouragement Program quite literally has helped thousands of women to get active through cycling.

“The Community Grant in 2020-21 provided Chicks Who Ride Bikes the seed funding to create an app for women to meet like-minded women, share their experiences and learn more about their bikes.

“We're so fortunate to have a government that recognises riding bikes as the key to active transport in our beautiful state."

For more information on the grants and to apply, visit www.tmr.qld.gov.au/bikeridinggrants.   

Applications close Friday 24 May at 5pm.

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