{"327001":{"#nid":"327001","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Funding Opportunity:  Advocacy Advance\u0027s \u0022Big Ideas\u0022 Grant","body":[{"value":"The goal of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdvocacy Advance\u003C\/a\u003E\u2014a dynamic partnership between the League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Biking \u0026amp; Walking\u2014is to support state and local advocacy to win public funds for bicycling and walking.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Over the past three years, Advocacy Advance\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/grants#rapidresponsegrants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERapid Response Grants\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;have supported campaigns that have won over $120 million in public investments for active transportation projects. The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/grants#past\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Egrantees\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;have produced real-world campaign plans to show other advocacy organizations how it has been done.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;This fall 2014, Advocacy Advance is announcing its\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u201cBig Ideas\u201d Grants\u003C\/a\u003E. Modeled after our successful Rapid Response Grant program,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvocacy Advance will award $30,000 total - 3 grants of $10,000 each -\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eto biking and walking advocacy organizations that are pushing forward on some of the most important areas of the movement. \u201cBig Ideas\u201d Grants are intended to help with unforeseen opportunities, short-term campaigns or to push campaigns into the end zone to win funding for biking and walking infrastructure and programs.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The Advocacy Advance partnership seeks to fund innovative campaigns addressing the most pressing issues in bicycling and walking advocacy investments. Therefore, we are especially interested in funding campaigns in the following categories:\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEquity\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESafety \/ Vision Zero\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHealth \/ Walking\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInnovative local or state funding campaign\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECompleted applications for \u0022Big Ideas\u0022 grants are due no later than\u0026nbsp;5:00 pm\u0026nbsp;eastern on\u0026nbsp;Friday, October 17, 2014.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;To learn more about the \u0022Big Ideas\u0022 Grants, including further detail about the priority areas and information on how to apply, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.advocacyadvance.org\/grants\u003C\/a\u003E.","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall 2014, Advocacy Advance is announcing its\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/grants\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u201cBig Ideas\u201d Grants\u003C\/a\u003E. Modeled after our successful Rapid Response Grant program,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvocacy Advance will award $30,000 total - 3 grants of $10,000 each -\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eto biking and walking advocacy organizations that are pushing forward on some of the most important areas of the movement. \u201cBig Ideas\u201d Grants are intended to help with unforeseen opportunities, short-term campaigns or to push campaigns into the end zone to win funding for biking and walking infrastructure and programs.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u201cBig Ideas\u201d Grants are intended to help with unforeseen opportunities, short-term campaigns or to push campaigns into the end zone to win funding for biking and walking infrastructure and programs."}],"uid":"28091","created_gmt":"2014-09-19 10:32:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:09:25","author":"Meghan McMullen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-09-19T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-10-17T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-10-17T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-09-19 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-10-17 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-10-17 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.advocacyadvance.org\/","title":"Advocacy Advance"}],"groups":[{"id":"304151","name":"BEPHC - Healthy Places"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"14975","name":"Advocacy"},{"id":"105091","name":"bephc funding opportunity"},{"id":"5688","name":"bike"},{"id":"46241","name":"bike infrastructure"},{"id":"13646","name":"city \u0026 regional planning"},{"id":"7909","name":"Cycling"},{"id":"364","name":"Funding"},{"id":"1422","name":"grants"},{"id":"172","name":"infrastructure"},{"id":"4576","name":"pedestrian"},{"id":"7719","name":"walk"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}