Congrats to our 2023 Better Bicycling Grant Recipients
February 6, 2024We’re thrilled to share the awardees of LMB’s 2023 Better Bicycling Grants (formerly Micro Grants). The League of Michigan Bicyclists is expanding access to bicycling through our two granting programs, Better Bicycling Grants and Trailblazing Grants. These programs provide funds to bike shops, mountain bike associations, municipalities, community groups, and other nonprofits that are improving the...
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Congrats to our 2022 Micro-Grant recipients!
May 3, 2022To kick off Bike Month, we have some excellent news to share. This year, the League of Michigan Bicyclists was able to bring back our Micro-Grant Program after two years when we were unable to fund it due to the pandemic. We get to again lift up local bike groups across the state that are...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: Huron-Clinton Metroparks
December 1, 2021Huron Clinton Metroparks applied for a Micro-Grant to add a handcycle to their fleet of rental bikes. This handcycle would make bicycling through their beautiful metroparks accessible to people with limited or no leg mobility. “The handcycle we purchased with the Micro-Grant from LMB funds will be available in our bike rental fleet for the...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: St. Anthony of Padua Parish – Mackinaw City
December 1, 2021The St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Mackinaw City saw a major safety crisis in their community. There were hundreds of international workers that came to the area every summer to work in the tourism industry and many of them were riding their bikes home after shifts in the dark without any lights. Their Micro-Grant...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: Capital Area District Library – South Lansing Branch
December 1, 2021The South Lansing Library Branch saw a need to make bicycling to the library an easy and accessible way to access the library’s resources. Patrons would come in to ask for bike locks when they arrived or ask to store their bikes inside the library because they were worried about theft or all of the...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: Salem-South Lyon District Library
December 1, 2021The Salem-South Lyon District Library, in partnership with the South Lyon Cycle shop, received a Micro-Grant to install a bike repair station at the library. The Huron Valley Rail Trail is adjacent to the library and the installation of the bike repair station will help to ensure a safe place for riders to repair their...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: Northwest Goldberg Community Park
December 1, 2021The 15th Street Block Club in Detroit applied for a Micro-Grant to build a bike repair station and bike racks in a run down park in their neighborhood. They hoped that installing these would encourage the neighborhood to use the park more and that the city of Detroit would respond by supporting their efforts to...
Read moreMicro-Grants in Action: MoGo
December 1, 2021MoGo is Detroit’s first public bike sharing system, with 430 bikes at 44 stations across 10 Detroit neighborhoods. Designed for quick trips around town, MoGo is a fun, flexible, and convenient way to get around. Their Micro-Grant helped fund the MoGo Street Skills that provided free public bike safety education for people of all ages...
Read moreMicro-Grant in Action: Norte!
April 24, 2019Norte! is a Traverse City-based organization working to build a stronger, better-connected community. This year, they were awarded funding to help with their Grand Traverse Advocate Academy. Thank you to Gary Howe, for telling their story. “The Grand Traverse Advocate Academy is a call to community action. It’s aimed at fellow citizens who see missing...
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Micro Grant In Action: Carver Camp
April 12, 2019Carver Camp is an organization where underserved children from Detroit get the chance to explore the great outdoors. They received a Micro-Grant fund to provide bicycles that will serve their campers for many years. Thank you to Pete Houk of Carver Camp for telling their story: “It was another glorious summer at Carver Camp in...
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