Secure Funding for Safer Cycling Infrastructure

Building protected bike lanes and improving cycling infrastructure requires significant investment—and that means navigating grant applications that demand detailed planning, safety data, and community impact evidence. This Bike Infrastructure Grant Application template helps municipalities, advocacy groups, and planning departments compile everything needed to make a compelling case for funding, all in one organized, professional form.

Whether you're applying for federal transportation grants, state mobility programs, or foundation funding for active transportation, this template walks applicants through the technical and strategic questions funders expect: route connectivity, protected lane design specifications, safety assessments, multimodal integration plans, and community benefit metrics.

Why Paperform for Grant Applications?

Grant applications are high-stakes, time-sensitive and often require collaboration across departments, partners and consultants. Paperform gives you a no-code platform to build, share and manage grant submissions without relying on static PDFs or fragmented email threads.

Smart conditional logic keeps applications relevant

Not every grant application needs every question answered. Use conditional logic to show or hide sections based on project type, funding source, or applicant category. For example, if an applicant selects "protected cycle track," the form can reveal design specification fields; if they choose "shared-use path," it asks about width and surface type instead. This keeps applications focused and reduces respondent fatigue.

Calculations for budget breakdowns and match requirements

Many grants require cost-sharing or matching funds. With Paperform's calculation fields, you can automatically compute total project costs, required match percentages, and funding gaps in real time—helping applicants see if they meet eligibility thresholds before they hit submit.

File uploads for maps, designs and letters of support

Grant applications live or die on supporting documentation. Paperform's file upload fields let applicants attach route maps, engineering drawings, letters of support, safety audit reports, and community feedback summaries—keeping everything centralized and easy to review.

Collaborate across teams with roles and permissions

Transportation planning often involves multiple stakeholders: city engineers, advocacy groups, public works departments, and consultants. Paperform's team collaboration features let different users contribute sections, review submissions, and add internal notes without sending documents back and forth.

Automate post-submission workflows with Stepper

Once a grant application is submitted, the real work begins: review, scoring, follow-up requests, and approval workflows. Use Stepper (stepper.io) to automate what happens next—route applications to review committees, send confirmation emails with tracking numbers, update Airtable or Notion boards, and trigger Slack notifications when high-priority applications come in. If you need applicants to sign grant agreements upon approval, use Papersign (papersign.com) to generate and send contracts for eSignature, keeping the entire process linked to the original submission.

Who This Template Is For

This bike infrastructure grant application template is designed for:

• Municipal transportation and planning departments applying for federal, state, or regional active transportation funding
• Nonprofit advocacy groups seeking foundation grants to improve bike safety and accessibility
• Engineering and consulting firms preparing grant submissions on behalf of local governments or community organizations
• Regional planning agencies coordinating multimodal infrastructure projects across jurisdictions
• Community development organizations working to expand bike access in underserved neighborhoods

How It Works

The form is structured to match the typical requirements of competitive bike infrastructure grants:

1. Applicant and project overview: Organization details, project name, location, and summary
2. Project type and scope: Protected bike lanes, cycle tracks, shared-use paths, intersection improvements, or network expansions
3. Route and connectivity mapping: Description of proposed routes, connectivity to existing networks, destinations served, and gap closures
4. Design specifications: Lane width, protection type (bollards, curbs, planters), surface materials, signage, and lighting
5. Safety assessment: Crash data, risk analysis, vulnerable road user statistics, and how the project improves safety
6. Multimodal integration: Connections to transit, pedestrian facilities, parking, and micromobility hubs
7. Community engagement: Public input processes, letters of support, and equity considerations
8. Project budget and funding: Total cost, requested amount, matching funds, and cost-benefit analysis
9. Implementation timeline: Design, permitting, construction, and completion milestones
10. Supporting documents: Maps, engineering drawings, letters of support, and environmental assessments

Conditional logic tailors the form to the project type, while file upload fields keep all required documentation attached to the submission for easy review and scoring.

Built for Collaboration, Compliance, and Scale

Transportation planning involves sensitive data, multi-stakeholder coordination, and strict compliance requirements. Paperform is SOC 2 Type II compliant, offers roles and permissions for team-based access, and includes data residency controls to meet local regulations. For agencies managing grant programs across multiple jurisdictions or funding cycles, Agency+ plans support client management and white-labeling.

Get Started in Minutes

You can customize this template to match your specific grant requirements, add your organization's branding, embed it on your grants portal, or share it as a standalone link. Start on Paperform's free plan to test the form, then scale up to Essentials, Pro, or Agency+ as your grant volume and automation needs grow.

Ready to streamline your bike infrastructure grant applications? Use this template to collect complete, organized submissions that make it easier for review teams to say "yes" to safer, more connected communities.