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Committee moves to pursue small CT DOT micro-grant for helmets, racks and outreach
Summary
Members discussed a Connecticut DOT alternative-transportation micro-grant (up to $5,000) to buy helmets, bike racks, lights and safety materials; committee volunteers agreed to draft an application through the regional COG and coordinate logistics quickly.
A committee member raised a near-term funding opportunity from Connecticut DOT’s alternative transportation division: a micro-grant program with awards up to $5,000 for projects such as bike racks, helmets, lights and educational materials.
"Connecticut DOT's alternative transportation division has got these maximum $5,000 micro grants," a committee member said, noting a short application and an imminent deadline. Members discussed routing the application through the regional Council of Governments (COG), with the contact identified as Mike Cipriano, and agreed the town would need to sponsor the application rather than a volunteer nonprofit.
Bike Walk Farmington representatives said the money could underwrite helmets, blinkies, printed materials and small bike rodeos. "Why wouldn't we just go for the 5,000 and worry how to spend it after we get it," one member suggested; staff cautioned that the application requires a simple line-item list of how funds would be used, not a general request for $5,000.
Committee members volunteered to put together a short list of intended purchases (helmets, light 'blinkies', pamphlets and two or three bike racks) and to send an application through the COG contact. Staff said they would circulate contact information and aim to have an application ready quickly, with a volunteer (Ron) and staff (Bruce Cyr) coordinating the submission.
What happens next: the group will draft the short application, coordinate with Mike Cipriano at the COG as needed, and submit the micro-grant for up to $5,000. How funds would be spent depends on awards and final itemization required by the application.
