Riding For Focus Grant Guidelines

ELIGIBILITY

To receive a program grant:

  • Public (Traditional or Charter), Title 1 recipient (or serving 40%+ students receiving free and reduced lunch), middle school (grades 5-8).

  • A consortium of a public, Title 1 middle school and a local nonprofit partner for implementation support (all equipment and materials will be distributed to the school)

Any school or organization may purchase the program, but we will not grant to:

  • Independent, private, or for profit schools

  • standalone nonprofits

  • non-school government agencies

Institutions that are ineligible for the program grant may purchase the program from Outride.

GRANT TERM

  • As a grantee, schools are required to report (i.e conduct the program evaluation protocol) each time they run the unit for three years (program years).

Selection Criteria

  • Riding for Focus schools are selected based on a formula that weighs:

    • The need and demographics of the students served

    • Capacity to be a good steward of grant materials (bikes, helmets, etc.)

    • Mission alignment

    • Interview with program staff

    • Availability of grant materials

    We assess each grant in the order we receive the applications.

SETTING

We believe the R4F program is best implemented in a classroom or school-based setting.

CHAMPIONS (TRAINED INSTRUCTORS)

  • Each grant school must have two trained instructors, or champions

  • Primary champion must be a teacher of record at the school granted the program

  • Secondary champion can be administrator, nonprofit support, or volunteer

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Primary Champions must complete an online training course

  • Primary champion from each newly granted school will receive an all-expenses paid ticket to our annual R4F Champion summit (attendance is highly encouraged)

IMPLEMENTATION

  • The program includes 14 lessons on rider safety and skills.

  • The program is designed to be implemented over at least 6 weeks, up to 3x/week.

  • Champions are expected to complete the program evaluation protocol each time they run a unit.

PROGAM EVALUATION PROTOCOL

Each program is required to complete each time a unit is run:

  • Student pre-survey

  • Student post-survey

  • Champion implementation survey

THE EQUIPMENT

Each program grant includes:

  • 1 fleet of Specialized Rockhoppers (20 - 35 bikes of various sizes)

  • 1 helmet per bike

Maintenence

Each program site is responsible for their own maintenance and upkeep on the bikes and equipment. We can work with you to connect you to bike shops in your area.

LIABILITY

Outride will not held liable for activities related to program implementation. See program agreement for more information.