Coralville, IA--January 10, 2012-- Today the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,512,885 in total funding for 14 Iowa Safe Routes to School projects. The Commission has provided funding in excess of 1 million dollars each year since 2005 to fund projects that facilitate safer walking and bicycling to school for children. No-match grants are awarded for up to $250,000 for both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, 55 grant proposals were submitted for this round of funding.
