Safe Route to School (SRTS)
Safe Route to School (SRTS) supports students, schools, and communities with safety education, travel events, and active transportation equipment to make walking, biking, and rolling to school safer.
Funder: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Due Dates: November 30, 2026 (Sticker contest) | December 4, 2026 (Microgrant applicant submission) | December 18, 2026 (COG submission to CTDOT) | May 5, 2027 (Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day)
Funding Amounts: Free SRTS safety education; related Active Transportation Microgrants up to $5,000, with purchases within 12 months
Summary: SRTS supports safe walking, biking, and rolling to school through education, community events, and site safety assessments.
Key Information: All Active Transportation Microgrant applicants must register with SRTS, regardless of organization type.
Description
Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program encourages students to walk, bike, and roll to school safely. It combines community collaboration, school travel events, interactive safety training, and site safety assessments. The program promotes active school travel to support health, academic performance, and stronger communities.
SRTS offers customized bike and pedestrian safety education and bike rodeos for schools and organizations, including on-site youth programming. Lessons cover helmet fitting, road rules, intersection navigation, scanning, and signaling. Its training registration serves kindergarten through eighth-grade students. The related Active Transportation Microgrant Program provides funding for non-infrastructure items and activities that improve equitable, safe, accessible, and sustainable active transportation in Connecticut.
