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Ames, Iowa, Walking School Bus | Iowa SRTS Program
Managed by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), Iowa’s federally funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is the source for state coordinator contact details, federal SRTS funding amounts, SRTS applications and guidelines, and state SRTS program information.
Iowa DOT SRTS Coordinator
Kathy Ridnour
(515) 239-1713
kathy.ridnour@dot.iowa.gov
www.iowadot.gov/saferoutes
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Iowa SRTS Federal Funding
Application Guidelines
State Advisory Committee
State Outreach Programs
Evaluation Methods
Iowa Partner Affiliates
Iowa SRTS Federal Funding
Iowa’s SRTS funding totals $6,090,671 and includes the following annual apportionments:
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2005 Actual |
2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Actual |
2009 Projected |
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$1,000,000 |
$990,000 |
$1,084,775 |
$1,339,951 |
$1,675,945 |
Application Guidelines
Iowa’s first round of funding was completed in February 2007 and included federal funds from 2005 and 2006. The second call for grant applications is October 1, 2007 and will include 2007 and 2008 federal funds. Grant awards will be announced in February 2008 and local implementation may not be until October 2008 because the federal funds will not be released until then.
Iowa has three types of applications—infrastructure, non-infrastructure, and studies/plans. Though applications don’t require a school travel plan, extra points are given to those applications that have one in place.
For more information, please see the Iowa SRTS program.
State Advisory Committee
Iowa’s SRTS State Advisory Committee was formed in early 2006 and includes representatives of: Departments of Public Health and Education, Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, Metropolitan Planning Organization, Regional Planning Affiliation, School Administrators of Iowa, Safe Kids Coalition, Iowa Bicycle Coalition, DOT Traffic Engineer, and DOT SRTS Coordinator. This group assists in developing the applications, scoring criteria, logo, etc., and meets on an as-needed basis.
The scoring committee was formed as a subcommittee of the advisory committee because the entire advisory committee was too large. The scoring committee includes everyone but representatives from the Safe Kids Coalition and the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Also, unlike some states, all committee members score all applications, though we do not have a filtering process in place.
State Outreach Programs
Though Iowa does not have a state outreach program available, one of the awards from the first round of funding went to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition to develop a statewide education, encouragement, and training program. There will probably be no charge to schools or communities for this program that will be made available on a by-request basis. The training will be available to school staff for implementation and courses will be taught by trained Iowa Bicycle Coalition staff (at no cost).
Evaluation Methods
Though Iowa does require evaluation data, grantees and applicants can determine their own process for collecting before and after figures for bicycling and walking.
Iowa Partner Affiliates
Find out which organizations in your state have pledged their support for the Safe Routes to School movement.
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