Results of 2022 GSW $25,000 Grant Program
The GSW had 16 very worthy grant applications this year and selecting the “top ten” was difficult. That said, the following organizations will each receive $2,500.00 to support their listed programs.
-- Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail, Friends of
Dero bike FixIt station for portable bike parking unit
-- Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail
Dero bike FixIt station in Gorham Town Common
-- Derry Rail Trail Alliance
Help fund bike-ped crossing signals (RRFBs) along rail trail
-- Gate City Bike Co-op
Bike parts and accessories to service bikes for the underserved community
-- Manchester Moves
Add adaptive trike to free gear loan library
-- Merrimack River Greenway Trail, Friends of
Wayfinding signs at four road crossings
-- Northern Rail Trail, Friends of
Help fund “Cycling Without Age” program with an e-TriShaw bike
-- Pathways for Keene
Wayfinding signs along two rail trails
-- Queen City Bicycle Collective
Provide lights, lock, and helmet to those receiving refurbished bikes
-- Salem Bike-Ped Corridor, Friends of
Dero bike FixIt station at Salem Depot rest area
This grant program, our fifth over the years, is the club’s way of giving back to the NH bike-ped community. Depending on profits from our 2022 Seacoast Century another grant round may be possible in 2023.