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Safe Routes to School Planning and Projects Grants is a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation that funds infrastructure improvements and planning activities making it safer and easier for children to walk and bicycle to school. The program supports sidewalk construction, crosswalk improvements, traffic calming measures, and safe routes planning studies near K-12 schools.
Eligible applicants include local governments, school districts, and tribal governments in Kansas. Grants fund both infrastructure projects and non-infrastructure activities such as education, encouragement, and enforcement programs.
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Grants & Funding — Kansas Safe Routes to School Planning and Programming Grant The KDOT Safe Routes to School Planning Grant provides resources to assist communities throughout the state in creating their SRTS Plans, which can both help them plan for future SRTS efforts and build community momentum around walking, biking, and rolling to school. Grant recipients receive technical assistance to develop a SRTS Plan for their community.
Most applicants are school districts or local governments, and buy-in from both parties is necessary for successful implementation. A completed SRTS Plan can be used to seek additional funding for infrastructure design and construction and to support SRTS programs.
The KDOT Safe Routes to School Programming Grant provides funding to implement education, encouragement, and enforcement (i.e., non-infrastructure) priorities identified in a community’s SRTS Plan. These may be programs like walking school buses, traffic safety education, or pop-up and demonstration projects.
Planning and Programming Grant Award Recipients 2025-2026 Planning Grant Recipients Planning Grant Recipients Rossville Community Foundation Kick Start Grant Recipients Rushton Elementary School (Mission) Moundridge Parents and Teachers Together Stanton County (Johnson City) Isley Traditional Magnet Elementary School, USD259/Wichita, City of Bel Aire Randolph Elementary School, Topeka (Topeka Community Cycle Project) St.
George Elementary (St. George) Planning Grant Recipients Prior P&P Grant Recipients View completed plans for P&P Grant recipients on our Completed SRTS Plans page .
Transportation Alternatives Program The Transportation Alternatives (TA) program provides federal funding biennially to promote and enable use of active transportation and for certain scenic and historic improvements: Pedestrian/Bicycle/Non-motorized transportation infrastructure Abandoned railway corridors to trails conversion Safe Routes to School – construction Historic transportation facility preservation and rehabilitation Scenic and environmental improvements The current Call for Projects is now open!
Repeat informational webinars will be held February 6, 10, and 11 at 10:00 a. m. using Microsoft Teams.
The link is the same for all three webinar dates: click here to join . Have additional questions? Learn more about the Transportation Alternatives program or email SRTS Coordinator, Ann Katt, at ann.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: School districts and local governments in Kansas; SRTS plans require buy-in from both schools and local government entities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was April 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Safe Routes to School Planning & Projects Grants is funded by Kansas Department of Transportation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Kansas. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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