School Grants for Safer Students
Florida High Schools and Elementary Schools: Receive up to $500 for assigning free, 30-minute online lessons to teach driver and bicyclist safety
To improve safety on roadways and reduce rates of traffic-related injuries, high schools and elementary schools across Florida are encouraged to utilize a free online lesson offered by the Florida Bicycle Association. Geared toward young drivers and children who ride bicycles, the online lesson aims to improve safety for people across the Sunshine State.
The grant awards schools up to $500 to assign and use the free, online Florida Bicycle Safety Quiz between Nov. 2024 and Sept. 2025. School leaders and teachers can apply for the funding via a simple form at the link below. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
How it Works
Schools enrolled receive up to $2 per student for each student completing a module. Each school can earn up to $500. Middle schools may be included in future cycles of the program.
The lesson is structured as interactive, learn-as-you-go quizzes that are completed in about 30 minutes. Three modules are available—one each for motorists, adult bicyclists, and child bicyclists. The lesson is free and online, making it an accessible and efficient addition to the classroom curriculum. High schools can opt into the motorist and adult bicyclist modules, and elementary schools will use the child bicyclist module for 3rd through 5th grades.
For each school that applies, the school contact will receive a link to their school’s online lessons and a spreadsheet that automatically tracks their students’ submittals. Those schools not initially selected for a grant are encouraged to use the lessons anyway, and funds may become available as the grant’s end approaches. Once per semester, grantee schools will submit a simple claim form.
The quiz uses Google Forms. Before applying, a school representative should try a quiz at the public site, www.flbikesafetyquiz.com, to make sure the quiz runs on the school’s computers. (For the grant program, each school will receive their own quiz copy.)
How it is Funded
The program is made possible in part by an $11,000 grant provided to the Florida Bicycle Association by the Florida Department of Transportation. This grant channels federal highway safety funds into statewide projects and local communities. Florida Bicycle is managing the program and maintains the curriculum, which is publicly available at www.FLBikeSafetyQuiz.com. The program is modeled after a similar initiative in Illinois that has engaged 250,000 students to date. Florida Bicycle raises money from donors and members to cover the remaining costs of the program.
“Considering that young drivers will be navigating our roads for many years to come, now is the time to help them establish safe driving practices and good attitudes toward people on bicycles,” said Kelly Morphy, Executive Director of the Florida Bicycle Association. She added, “With the growing demand for transportation independence and healthier options for getting around, it's crucial that we engage young people in bicycling, and empower them with the knowledge to keep themselves safe.”
To ask questions or get more information about the Florida Bicycle Safety Quiz or school grants, please email ed@floridabicycle.org.
Read a news release about the program here.
