The Lancaster Bicycle Club is again offering grant money to governmental and non-profit organizations to for bicycling-related projects in the coming year. The club will award as much as $25,000 in 2009 through the program.
Eligible projects could include bicycle parking facilities at public sites, bicycle patrols, classes in proper cycling techniques and traffic rules or bicycle route signs.
There is no minimum or maximum grant. Grantees must initiate but not necessarily complete projects in 2009.
The application form is at www.lancasterbikeclub.org. The application deadline is February 20. Questions about the program can be directed to billhoffman1@verizon.net. Anyone wishing more information about the Lancaster Bicycle Club or the grant program may contact Bill Hoffman, club public affairs director, at 560-3636.
Grant funds come from proceeds of the club’s annual Covered Bridge Metric Century ride. That ride, held each August, draws as many as 3,300 riders from across the Mid-Atlantic region. The ride has been described in Bicycling Magazine as one of the best on the East Coast.
Since the program’s inception, the club has given more than $105,500 in grants. The club has helped fund police bicycle patrols, park bike racks, helmets for children and bicycle advocacy efforts of national organizations.
