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Green Municipal Fund – Safe and Active School Routes │ Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

October 17, 2025

Value

$125,000; Grant up to 50% of eligible costs

Description

Grants, peer learning and expert guidance to help you implement active transportation infrastructure for safe and active routes to school in your municipality.

Eligible Applicants

The following organizations are eligible for GMF funding:

  • Canadian municipal governments (e.g., towns, cities, regions, districts, and local boards)
  • Local government transit agencies
  • An Indigenous community is an eligible lead applicant if they are partnering with a Canadian municipal government on an eligible project, or if they have a shared service agreement with a Canadian municipal government related to municipal infrastructure, climate change or adaptation.

Eligible Expenses

Projects must consist of a capital investment (i.e., constructing, altering or improving physical assets) and may additionally include policy measures (e.g., speed limit changes) and educational strategies. Policy measures and educational strategies alone are not eligible for funding. Eligible projects may include:

  • Quick-build installations for active transportation, such as bollards, planters, paint, concrete surfboards and other removable treatments arranged to pilot new pathways, crosswalks, curb bump-outs, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, speed deterrents, etc.
  • New or improved infrastructure for active transportation, such as separated bicycle lanes, more pedestrian-friendly intersections, pathways, crosswalks and connections to active transportation networks and transit networks.
  • Improved active transportation infrastructure, including design considerations in which there may be no net gain in kilometres of infrastructure, but include improvements in the quality of infrastructure that encourage greater usage.
  • New or improved design and safety features and facilities that promote active transportation, such as storage facilities, lighting, greenery, shade, benches, crosswalks, speed bumps, fences, signage and automated speed enforcement.

Deadline Date

The pre-application deadline for the Safe and Active School Routes program was October 17, 2025, with the application intake having commenced mid-summer 2025. The current intake is now closed. Please visit the official Green Municipal Fund website for the Safe and Active School Routes program to verify specific details, check for future intake announcements, and review comprehensive guidelines.

Contact

Contact Name: Outreach team

Phone Number: 1-877-417-0550

E-mail Address: gmfinfo@fcm.ca

Website: https://greenmunicipalfund.ca/funding/safe-and-active-school-routes

Industry:

Indigenous, Infrastructure, Municipalities

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

ABmunis, Transportation

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