To support sustainable mobility options, the GoGrant program from Movability provides financial assistance of up to $7,500 to employers within the Austin city limits.
Donor Name: Movability
State: Texas
City: Austin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $7,500
Details:
It’s the umbrella program for all of Movability’s community microgrants, with a focus on funding projects that promote active and non-single-occupancy vehicle trips. GoGrant focuses on funding projects that reduce barriers to active or non-drive-alone employee commutes.
Movability is accepting applications for two types of projects –
- Infrastructure projects
- These are projects where funding is spent on materials/goods that make active and micro-mobility more convenient for employees or customers. The outcome of the project needs to be a useful and permanent structure, fixture, or improvement. Examples of potential infrastructure projects include but are not limited to:
- Bikes
- Bike racks or lockers
- Bike loan program
- Repair station
- Designated parking for micro-mobility options
- Bike Stair Ramp (Runnels)
- Covered parking for bikes
- Bicycle oriented vending machines
- Shade structures for waiting for transit or ride hailing
- Water bottle filling station
- Skateboard rack
- These are projects where funding is spent on materials/goods that make active and micro-mobility more convenient for employees or customers. The outcome of the project needs to be a useful and permanent structure, fixture, or improvement. Examples of potential infrastructure projects include but are not limited to:
- Programmatic projects
- Programmatic projects use incentives and policy to encourage use of active and non-drive alone transportation modes. Examples of potential programmatic projects include but are not limited to:
- Discounts/subsidies for mobility options
- Transit pass purchases for employees
- Micromobilty pass purchase programs
- Subsidized vanpools
- Gamification programs to incentivize active and micro-mobility options
- Education and/or marketing programs.
- Programmatic projects use incentives and policy to encourage use of active and non-drive alone transportation modes. Examples of potential programmatic projects include but are not limited to:
Program Rules
- Businesses or organizations applying must be located within Austin, TX city limits or ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction)
- Applicants must submit an application that will be evaluated and scored
- If awarded funding, each applicant agrees to soon become or remain a Movability member
- If applicable, applicants must be able to have an agreement in place with the property manager to install infrastructure
- All projects that receive funding must be completed by Dec. 31, 2023.
For more information, visit Movability.
