Bicycle Trade Association of Canada Awards Grants

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:44:00 +0000

(from the BTAC website)

Friday, August 7, 2009 – The Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC) has announced the recipients of $17,000 in grants. Awarded twice a year and available to cycling focused community groups, BTAC’s Grant Program will support projects that put more people on bikes. An important selection criterion is whether the project will make measurable improvements to the overall cycling landscape in Canada. Since its grants program was launched BTAC has given out $72,000 to projects six provinces.

Details of the grants click here

Sierra Cascades Bike Route Gets REI Grant

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:04:00 +0000

REI Awards $10,000 to Adventure Cycling

MISSOULA, MT (BRAIN)—Adventure Cycling Association—North America’s largest cycling membership organization—was recently presented with a $10,000 check from Recreational Equipment at Adventure Cycling’s headquarters in Missoula, Montana.

The REI funds will support on-going mapping and production work for the Association’s newest route—the Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route. A 2,400-mile road-based journey, the route will stretch from Sumas, Washington, at the Canadian-Washington State border, through the Cascade Range into Oregon, southward through the Sierra Nevada Range in California and Nevada, to the Tehachapi and San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California, ending in Tecate, California, at the Mexican border.

Full story at Bicycle Retailer and Industry News

Chris Keam � grants

Bicycle Trade Association of Canada Awards Grants

Sierra Cascades Bike Route Gets REI Grant