Grant Solicitation Results

Through a competitive solicitation, the MnDOT Safe Routes to School program funds projects that make it so youth in Minnesota can safely, confidently, and conveniently walk, bike, and roll to school and in daily life. These grants fund infrastructure improvements, planning assistance, and SRTS implementation work (Boost grants). The scoring process and criteria vary by grant type but can be accessed in the grant application guide.

2024-25 Solicitation Award Recommendations

SRTS School District Coordinators - $1.5 million available over 3 years

Overview: Funding for a school district to hire a SRTS Coordinator to rapidly implement their SRTS plan across numerous schools, maintain a SRTS Committee, and address policy or systems changes at a School District level. Supporting infrastructure changes by building strong partnerships between the school district and city and/or county roadway authorities. This is the second solicitation for SRTS Coordinators since 2019 which used federal funds.

Seven applicants requesting $1,870,764.24 over three years

Score	School District	Funding Request	District	Schools	Applicant
123	Saint Paul Public Schools	$ 372,815.00	Metro	40	Returning
115	Richfield Public Schools	$ 226,797.00	Metro	7	Returning
115	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	$ 220,495.00	Metro	4	New
108	Rochester Public Schools	$ 339,419.28	6	17	Returning
93	Duluth Community Education, ISD 709	$ 260,610.00	1	10	New
83	ISD #318 – Grand Rapids area	$ 171,140.00	1	8	Returning
80	New Ulm Public School (with Sleepy Eye Public Schools)	$ 279,487.96	7	5	Returning

SRTS Boost (non-infrastructure) grant - $400,000 available

Overview: Funding to support SRTS Plan implementation for Education, Encouragement, Engagement and Equity strategies. This is the fifth year of Boost grant funding.

There were 23 original applications for Boost funding requesting $700,858.58

Score	School District, School, or City	Number of Schools	Funding Request	District	Project
119	Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) - Hmong International Academy (HIA)	1	$45,437.00	Metro	Bike Fleet
119	Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS)/Bruce Vento Elementary	1	$16,460.00	Metro	Walking School Bus pilot with goal to replicate across district
116	Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS)	7	$48,400.00	Metro	Bike fleet (second for district)
112	Lyndale Elementary Parent Teacher Organizations, MPS	1	$8,689.00	Metro	Walking School Bus, Bike Train, education and outreach materials
109	Richfield Public Schools	9	$29,660.00	Metro	‘Trauma Informed Approach’ for SRTS encouragement
104	Circle of Life Academy	1	$38,559.40	4	Bike Fleet
99	Pedal Power MN	4	$49,360.00	Metro	Bike Fleet
94	Voyageurs Expeditionary School	2	$44,911.38	2	Bike Fleet
94	Rochester Public Schools	1	$50,000.00	6	Pump Track
93	St. Anthony - New Brighton Schools, ISD 282	3	$6,000.00	3	Bike Racks
92	Dakota Meadows Middle School, Mankato Public Schools (ISD77)	1	$33,862.50	7	Bike Fleet
90	Highland Elementary School, Crookston	1	$5,160.00	2	Crossing Guard pilot
90	Students Achieve Integrative Learning (SAIL)	3	$8,920.00	6	Bike Fleet
89	Lykke Communities	4	$24,476.00	7	Project Bike Tech – bike maintenance curriculum for community without a bike shop
87	Alexandria Public Schools	3	$12,408.00	4	Crossing Guard gear, bike racks, traffic garden
86	Grand Rapids, ISD #318	6	$46,919.00	1	Coordinator type grant working on 6 E implementation
85	West Central Initiative	2	$23,225.00	4	Comic Book for outreach
85	Safe Kids Grand Forks	3	$30,000.00	2	Helmet education, Story strolls, incentives
82	City of Frazee	2	$35,200.00	4	Bike Fleet
81	Osakis Public School ISD 213	2	$49,069.30	3	Bike Fleet
78	City of La Crescent	3	$4,142.00	6	Walking School Bus, Bike Rodeo, incentives
63	Thief River Falls Public Schools	2	$50,000.00	2	Retrofit school entryway
Removed	Light my Lotus LLC	5	$40,000.00	2	Fund Coordinator for Walking School Buses and event days.

SRTS Planning Assistance Overview

Supporting planning for a school, school district or city to develop a comprehensive plan including both infrastructure and non-infrastructure strategies to increase the numbers and safety for students walking, biking and rolling to school. Over 1,000 schools have received planning assistance since 2009.

SRTS Planning Assistance – Regional Development Commissions in Greater MN

10 applicants requesting $175,260

Score	School District, School, or City	Number of Schools	Funding Request	District	RDC
78	City of Lamberton	1	$18,854	8	SWRDC
78	City of Browns Valley	2	$14,951	4	WCI
74	William Kelley School, Lake Superior School District ISD 381	1	$10,076	1	ARDC
73	City of Laporte	2	$19,935	2	HRDC
66	Red Lake Falls	2	$20,094	2	NWRDC
66	Grygla Public Schools	1	$18,056	2	NWRDC
64	Chokio-Alberta Public School	2	$17,458	4	WCI
63	City of Pine City	2	$16,361	1	ECRDC
58	Canby Public Schools	2	$29,475	8	UMVRDC
Withdrawn	Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe	3	NA	2	Leech Lake Band

SRTS Planning Assistance – Planning Consultant region

Eleven requests for planning assistance for a total request of $456,800

Score	School District	Number of Schools	Funding Request	District
102	Frost Lake Elementary, St. Paul Public Schools	1	$30,200.00	Metro
99	Dayton’s Bluff Achievement Plus Elementary, St. Paul Public Schools	1	$30,200.00	Metro
97	Lyndale Elementary, Minneapolis Public Schools	1	$30,200.00	Metro
95	Richfield Public Schools	7	$44,800.00	Metro
86	City of Rochester	17	$54,100.00	6
82	City of New Brighton	12	$51,600.00	Metro
78	Hastings Public Schools	6	$49,600.00	Metro
72	City of Andover	5	$45,600.00	Metro
71	North Branch	7	$42,900.00	Metro
58	Center City	5	$45,800.00	Metro
54	City of Mayer	2	$31,800.00	Metro

2023-24 SRTS Boost Program Implementation Solicitation

Applications were evaluated by a review committee comprised of internal and external agency reviewers familiar with Safe Routes to School programming and principles using scoring criteria provided in grantee guidance.

Available funds were awarded to communities with who scored higher based on the provided criteria. Communities who were not funded this round may reach out for more details on how to improve their application for the next grant cycle.

Additionally, to ensure geographic parity and appropriate comparisons, Boost applications are grouped and reviewed by Legislative City designations in lieu of dividing applicants by metro and greater Minnesota. Cities are divided by population, for legislative purposes, into four classes. Minnesota Statutes, section 410.01.

Summaries of applications, scores and funding awarded is available below. Additional questions may be directed to saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us

First Class Cities (Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
115	Saint Paul Public Schools	Cultivating walkers and bikers with a traffic garden at Phalen Lake Hmong Studies	$43,370
112	Bancroft PTO	Bancroft Elementary Safe Routes To School	$17,114
111	Minneapolis Public Schools	Come Together - Walking, Biking, and Building Community in Minneapolis Public Schools	$44,050
105	Pedal Power MN	Pedal Power	$40,360
103	Rochester Public Schools (RPS)	Middle School Fat Tire Bike Fleet	$50,000

Second Class Cities (Cities with a population between 20,001 and 100,000)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
105	Richfield Public Schools ISD#280	Richfield Community Bicycle Fleet II	$49,130
95	Roosevelt Elementary	Stride, Pedal, Succeed: Fueling Roosevelt's Active Adventure	$13,795
88	Winona Area Public Schools	Walk, Bike, Fun Winona	$18,765
81	Farmington Area Public School District	Expanding Bike Education in Farmington School District	$31,800
80	Elk River ISD 728	ISD 728 Bike Rack Project	$15,528
67	Arcadia Charter School	Building a Biking Culture at Arcadia Charter School	Not funded.

Third Class Cities (Cities with a population between 10,001 and 20,000 )

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
85	Burnside Elementary	Burnside Elementary Boost Grant	$38,600

Fourth Class Cities (Cities with not more than 10,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
95	Carlton County Public Health and Human Services	A Collaborative Approach to Increase Walking and Biking in Cloquet and on the Fond du Lac Reservation Incorporating Indigenous Arts & Culture	$42,100
91	Pelican Rapids School District	Bike Fleet	$49,980
86	Safe Kids Grand Forks	Cross-Age Bike and Pedestrian Education and Community Engagement	$49,970
80	City of Lynd	Producing Safer Routes to School	$10,000
80	Albany Area School District and Melrose School District	Albany and Melrose Schools Shared Bike Fleet	$47,105
79	Red Rock Central School	Safe Routes with Education	$16,600
77	LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools	Cruisin' Cardinals	$5,510
76	Essentia Health	Bringing Walk! Bike! Fun! to the Northland	$20,039
74	City of Plainview	Pedestrian Safety and Bike Safety and Learning at P-E-M Schools	Not funded.
71	Henning School District	Biking/Walking library books, bike helmets, fix-it stations, and bike rack	Not funded.
65	Nerstrand Elementary Charter School	Bike to School	Not funded.

2022-23 SRTS Boost Program Implementation Solicitation

Summaries of applications, scores and funding awarded is available below. Additional questions may be directed to saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us

First Class Cities (Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
116	Minneapolis Public Schools	Edison High School's Unified Bike Fleet	$46,640
108	Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS)	Filling Bike Parking Gaps in Saint Paul Public Schools	$42,740
87	Congdon Park Elementary School	Cougars Get Moving: Boosting Congdon Park Elementary School's Safe Routes to School Plan	$49,634

Second Class Cities (Cities with a population between 20,001 and 100,000)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
107	Richfield Public Schools ISD#280	Richfield Balance Bike Fleet	$25,506
104	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	BCCS District Bike Fleet	$43,720
99	Dakota County Public Health	Reinvigorating a Safe Routes to School Network in Dakota County	$49,764

Third Class Cities (Cities with a population between 10,001 and 20,000 )

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
75	City of Fergus Falls	Fergus Falls Bicycle Playground	$19,700

Fourth Class Cities (Cities with not more than 10,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
84	Safe Kids Grand Forks	Safety on Wheels	$18,423
79	City of La Crescent	Boosting Biking and Walking from River to Ridge	$33,061
77	Rothsay School District	Bike Fleet	$27,340
67	Verndale Public School	School Patrol Initiative	Application Withdrawn

2022-23 SRTS Planning Assistance Solicitation (non-Regional Development Commission areas)

Summaries of applications, scores and funding awarded is available below. Additional questions may be directed to saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us

Third Class Cities (Cities with a population between 10,001 and 20,000 )

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
89	Oak Ridge Elementary - Eagan	School SRTS Plan	$ 37,811
82	City of Chaska	School SRTS Plan	$ 28,605
68	Great Oaks Academy	School SRTS Plan	$ 28,605

Fourth Class Cities (Cities with not more than 10,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
76	Warroad Community Development	School SRTS Plan	$ 28,605
71	City of Plainview	School district SRTS plan	$ 38,250
70	Anoka Hennepin School District - Dayton	School SRTS Plan	$ 28,605
62	City of Deephaven	Multi-school SRTS Plan	Not funded.
58	City of Preston	School district (1 school)	Not funded.

2022-23 SRTS Planning Assistance Solicitation (Greater Minnesota/Regional Development Organization Areas)

Summaries of applications, scores and funding awarded is available below. Additional questions may be directed to saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us

Third Class Cities (Cities with a population between 10,001 and 20,000 )

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
79	Voyageurs	School or Multi-school SRTS Plan	$15,015
73	Alexandria Public Schools - District 206	School district or city-wide SRTS plan	$48,239
72	Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization (APO)	School or Multi-school SRTS Plan	$35,000

Fourth Class Cities (Cities with not more than 10,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
82	Circle of Life Academy	School or Multi-school SRTS Plan	$15,160
81	Highland Elementary School - Crookston	School or Multi-school SRTS Plan	$16,246
75	Osakis Public School, District 213	School district or city-wide SRTS plan	$23,315
73	Mesabi East School District	School district or city-wide SRTS plan	$24,506
68	Laporte	School or Multi-school SRTS Plan	Not funded.
66	Pine River - Backus Schools	School or Multi-school SRTS Plan	Not funded.
66	Red Rock Central School District	School district or city-wide SRTS plan	Not funded.

2021-22 SRTS Boost Program Implementation Solicitation

Summaries of applications, scores and funding awarded is available below. Additional questions may be directed to saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us

First Class Cities (Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
116	Minneapolis Public Schools	Bike fleets for 3 schools.	$50,000
114	Saint Paul Public Schools	Bike fleet replacement and reallocation to other schools.	$37,460
104	Rochester Public Schools	Bike fleet and trailer.	$33,648

Second Class Cities (Cities with a population between 20,001 and 100,000)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
114	Richfield Public Schools/ Independent School District #280	Bike racks.	$17,310

Third Class Cities (Cities with a population between 10,001 and 20,000 )

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
92	New Ulm Public Schools / ISD 88	Traffic safety playground.	$14,531
83	Independent School District 318	Media campaign and feedback signs.	$23,232
83	Fergus Falls School District	Bike fleet and Walk!Bike!Fun! implementation.	$15,409

Fourth Class Cities (Cities with not more than 10,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
91	Blue Earth Area Schools - Community Education	Bike fleet, trailer and supplies.	$17,705
83	ISD 728	Bike fleet, trailer and supplies.	$33,610
82	Safe Kids Grand Forks	Safety trainings and events.	$18,871
73	Underwood School	Bike fleet and school safety patrol.	$20,000
70	Mahtomedi Schools Safe Route To School Committee		Application withdrawn

2021-22 SRTS Planning Assistance Solicitation (non-Regional Development Commission areas)

Summaries of applications, scores and funding awarded is available below. Additional questions may be directed to saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us

First Class Cities (Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
96	Mississippi Creative Arts School/Saint Paul Public Schools	School SRTS Plan	$28,605
96	Minneapolis Public Schools	SRTS Strategic Plan Update	$51,845
95	Harding - Saint Paul Public Schools	Multi-school SRTS Plan	$37,811
94	Como - Saint Paul Public Schools	Multi-school SRTS Plan	$37,811
92	City of Minneapolis	SRTS Walking Maps Update	Not funded.
92	Sheridan Dual Language Elementary	School SRTS Plan	Not funded.
91	Central Senior High School, Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS)	School SRTS Plan	Not funded.

Second Class Cities (Cities with a population between 20,001 and 100,000)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
95	City of Brooklyn Park	Multi-school SRTS Plan	$38,250
69	Farmington Public Schools	School SRTS Plan	$28,605

Third Class Cities (Cities with a population between 10,001 and 20,000)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
65	Mahtomedi Schools ISD 832	Multi-school SRTS Plan	$38,847
64	Burnside School	School SRTS Plan	$28,605

Fourth Class Cities (Cities with not more than 10,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
63	City of Hayfield	School SRTS Plan	$28,605

2021-22 SRTS Planning Assistance Solicitation (Greater Minnesota/Regional Development Organization Areas)

Summaries of applications, scores and funding awarded is available below. Additional questions may be directed to saferoutes.dot@state.mn.us

Fourth Class Cities (Cities with not more than 10,000 inhabitants)

Score	Applicant	Description	Amount Awarded
79	Pelican Rapids Public Schools	School SRTS Plan	$22,500
71	City of Madelia	School SRTS Plan	$19,301
66	City of Tracy	School SRTS Plan	$17,726
62	HRDC Lake of the Woods	School SRTS Plan	$20,000
60	City of Graceville	School SRTS Plan	$38,515
57	Pequot Lakes Public Schools ISD 386	School SRTS Plan	$14,264
47	Osakis Public Schools	School SRTS Plan	Not funded.

2021-22 SRTS Infrastructure Solicitation

A total of $7.5 million was available for the 2021-22 SRTS infrastructure solicitation. Applications for this solicitation were separated into five funding pools as described below. The total grant amount in each funding pool reflects the percentage of Minnesotans living within all eligible communities of each funding pool. Please note that the total amount of grant funding awarded in each funding pool was not based on the total number of applications received for each funding pool.

Funding pools:

Major MN Cities (Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester, & Duluth)
Metro District Communities (excluding Minneapolis & Saint Paul)
Greater MN State Aid Cities (excluding Duluth & Rochester)
Greater MN Non-State Aid Cities & Townships1
Federally Recognized Tribes

Grant awards are equal to the amount requested by each awarded applicant. The maximum allowable grant request was $500,000. Grants may partially or wholly cover construction expenses. For more information on awards, see the SRTS infrastructure grant webpage.

Summary of applications received, award amounts, and reason why projects were not selected:

Major Minnesota Cities

Applicant	MnDOT District	Description	Amount Awarded
City of Saint Paul	M	Curb extensions at multiple intersections along Victoria Street	$500,000
City of Duluth (Lincoln Park)	1	Various sidewalk replacements and new shared-use path construction	$293,046
City of Minneapolis	M	Various ADA and crossing improvements along E 24th Street & E 28th Street	$500,000
City of Duluth (Piedmont)	1	Various crossing improvements throughout the City of Duluth	Not Funded.
City of Rochester	6	New pedestrian underpass under 65th Street NW and new shared-use paths	Not Funded.

Metro District Communities

Applicant	MnDOT District	Description	Amount Awarded
City of Richfield	M	71st Street sidewalk and Elliot Street crossing improvements	$173,000
Gideon Pond Elementary (Burnsville)	M	Curb extensions on 130th Street	$151,731
Dakota County (Inver Grove Heights)	M	ADA and crossing improvements at intersection of Boyd Ave & 80th Street	$250,000
City of Lakeville	M	Various ADA and crossing improvements along 210th Street	$500,000
City of North Branch	M	Sidewalk and trail improvements along CSAH 30 and Maple Street	$366,700
City of Edina	M	New shared-use path and new sidewalks along Claremore Drive	$275,000
City of Arden Hills	M	New shared-use path along Valentine Road	$450,000
Washington County (Cottage Grove)	M	Shared-use path along 65th Street South	$253,482
City of Coon Rapids	M	Various crossing improvements along CSAH 11	$458,000
City of Minnetonka	M	New shared-use path along CSAH 73	Not Funded.
Ramsey County (Shoreview)	M	Improved RRFB crossing and signage improvements along Lexington Ave	Not Funded.
Dakota County (Mendota Heights)	M	Shared-use path along Delaware Ave and RRFB crossing	Not Funded.
ISD 832 (Mahtomedi)	M	New trail with various crossing and access improvements along school access road	Not Funded.
City of Chaska	M	New underpass under MN TH 41	Not Funded.
City of Plymouth	M	New trails and various crossing improvements along County Road 47	Not Funded.
Ramsey County (Vadnais Heights)	M	Shared-use path along CSAH 14 (Koehler Road) and various crossing improvements	Not Funded.

Greater MN State Aid Cities

Applicant	MnDOT District	Description	Amount Awarded
City of Brainerd	3	Crossing and improvements and new curb construction along Oak Street	$500,000
City of Monticello	3	Sidewalk ADA ramp replacements and new RRFB crossing	$500,000
City of Red Wing	6	Speed zone signage and various crossing improvements	$240,000
City of Glencoe	8	Various sidewalk and crossing improvements along 16th Street	Not Funded.
City of Fairmont	7	ADA sidewalk ramp upgrades and RRFB crossing along Victoria Street	Not Funded.
City of Cloquet	1	Various crossing improvements at intersections along Doddridge Ave	Not Funded.
Sherburne County (Big Lake)	3	Share-use path and crossing improvements along Country Road 43	Not Funded.
City of North Mankato	7	New trail and sidewalks along Lor Ray Drive	Not Funded.
City of East Grand Forks	2	Pedestrian hybrid beacon crossing and improvements to Bygland Raod & 13th Street	Not Funded.
City of Northfield	6	Curb extensions along Maple Street and new trail construction	Not Funded.
ISD 748 (Sartell)	3	Sidewalk improvements on Riverview Intermediate School property	Not Funded.

Greater MN non-State Aid Cities

Applicant	MnDOT District	Description	Amount Awarded
City of Mahnomen	4	Shared-use path along Jefferson Avenue (CSAH 25) & various new sidewalks	$227,000
Lac qui Parle School District (Appleton)	4	New signage and striping on Appleton Elementary school property	$55,000
Sibley County (Gaylord)	7	New trail and construction of various sidewalks	$360,000
City of Edgerton	8	New sidewalks along CSAH 17 and CSAH 19 and new RRFB crossing improvements	$488,000
City of Tyler	8	New sidewalks along CSAH 8 and new RRFB crossing improvements	$500,000
City of Jackson	7	Various new sidewalks along Thomas Hill Road	$118,753
City of St. James	7	New sidewalks along 10th Street	$250,000
City of Warren	2	Various new sidewalks and ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps	$77,450
City of Dawson	8	Various sidewalk and crossing improvements along Locust St, Pine St & Chestnut St	Not Funded.
City of Melrose	3	New shared-use path along CSAH 168	Not Funded.
Rockford Middle School (Rockford)	3	New sidewalks on Rockford Middle School property	Not Funded.
City of Staples	3	Various new sidewalk and trail construction	Not Funded.
City of St. Charles	6	New crossing across TH 14	Not Funded.
City of Adrian	7	Sidewalk and crossing improvements along Indiana Ave and Fifth Street	Not Funded.
City of Wrenshall	1	New sidewalk and crossing improvements along Broadway Ave	Not Funded.
Cook County (Grand Marais)	1	School speed zone signing along CSAH 7/5th St	Not Funded.
City of Proctor	1	New shared-use path and sidewalks along 9th Ave and 3rd Street	Not Funded.
City of Deer River	2	Various new sidewalks and trail infill construction	Not Funded.
City of Janesville	7	New sidewalk and trail improvements along CSAH 19, 2nd Street, & 4th Street	Not Funded.
City of Fosston	2	Sidewalk improvement and replacements alon 2nd Street NW	Not Funded.
Becker County (Audubon)	4	Sidewalk and crossing improvements along 3rd Street & 4th Street	Not Funded.
City of Dodge Center	6	New sidewalks and crossing improvements along 3rd Ave	Not Funded.

Federally Recognized Tribes

No applications received from federally recognized tribes.

Results of previous solicitations can be found in the Visualizing SRTS in Minnesota tool or by emailing the SRTS coordinator.