2025 MINI-GRANTS

Read the full 2025 Mini-grants announcement.

Better Bike Share Partnership

Mini-Grant Guidelines 2025

The Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP) is a collaboration between the City of Philadelphia, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), and PeopleForBikes. Our mission is to advance equity in shared micromobility; specifically we work to make shared micromobility accessible to low income communities and BIPOC communities. 

BBSP mini-grants are funded by PeopleForBikes as part of the Better Bike Share Partnership and range from $2,500-$10,000. They’re available to nonprofit community-based organizations, cities, transit agencies, shared mobility operators, or a combination of these partners to support focused, time-bound programs or events in 2025 that work to make bike and scooter share more equitable and inclusive.

To be eligible for funding, your project must be focused on increasing access to and use of shared micromobility in low-income and BIPOC communities.

Examples of projects that will be considered for funding: 

  • Events such as a ride series, tours in partnership with local businesses, shared micromobility demos, or other community-based events
  • Ambassador or liaison programming such as a learn-to-ride event or events focused on connecting people to access pass programs
  • Events and programs that serve older adults, immigrants, people with disabilities, and or youth
  • Marketing initiatives or art projects such as bike wraps
  • Partnerships with high schools to connect youth with shared micromobility

BBSP will not fund:

  • Physical stations, docks, bicycles, scooters, or equipment related to the function of the shared micromobility system
  • Bicycle infrastructure such as bike lanes or paths
  • Bike libraries, bike clubs, bike giveaways, or programming that is not open to the public
  • General operating costs
  • Projects that propose to use a majority of funds to purchase passes
  • Systems that have not yet launched

Eligible Applicants:

BBSP will grant to non-profit community-based organizations, cities, transit agencies, shared mobility operators, or a combination of these partners. 

Grant Submission:

The Better Bike Share mini-grant application is intended to be brief with a short turn-around for award and implementation. The application is available on the Better Bike Share Partnership website here: https://betterbikeshare.org/grants-and-grantees/. 

Timeline:

February 6th – Application opens

March 10th – Applications are due by 5:00p.m. MST

early April – Grant recipients are notified 

May through October – project/program implementation

November 24th: Final report is due

Grantee Requirements:

BBSP requires that all grantees work with the Better Bike Share Partnership communications team to share stories of their work, provide images for use in blogs, articles, and other publications, and collaborate on other efforts to broadly share their learnings and successes. Should changes to the projects need to take place, a written inquiry must be submitted to the Deputy Director of Shared Micromobility at PeopleForBikes. 

Please direct questions about the Mini Grant program to Tangier Barnes Wright, Deputy Director of Shared Micromobility at PeopleForBikes: tangier@peopleforbikes.org