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Active Transport Grants Program

Department of Transport and Main Roads · Australia

The Active Transport Grants Program supports local governments to deliver best practice, high quality and safe bike riding infrastructure. Under the Cycle Program, eligible councils with a published Principal Cycle Network Plan can apply for funding for projects on the highest priority routes of the principal cycle network.

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Closed

27 Feb 2026

Location

Queensland

Who Can Apply

• Applicant must be a local government. • Applicant must have a published Principal Cycle Network Plan. • Project must provide high quality bicycle infrastructure on the principal cycle network's highest priority routes. • Projects are jointly funded between the Department of Transport and Main Roads and individual councils. • Councils can only match funding with other Queensland Government program funding if the project is delivered within an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island community. • Eligible project types include bikeways, separated bicycle lanes, shared paths, bicycle streets, on-road cycling facilities, crossing provisions, end-of-trip facilities, wayfinding, lighting, and data collection.
Local governments with a published Principal Cycle Network Plan can apply for funding towards projects that provide high quality bicycle infrastructure on the principal cycle network's highest priority routes. Projects are jointly funded between the Department of Transport and Main Roads and individual councils. Councils can only match department funding with other Queensland Government program funding if the project is delivered within an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island community. Eligible projects include delivery of specified bike riding infrastructure and supporting infrastructure such as wayfinding, lighting and data collection.

What's Funded

Projects delivering bicycle infrastructure on priority principal cycle network routes, including off-road exclusive use bikeways, physically separated on-road bicycle lanes, off-road shared paths, bicycle streets, on-road cycling facilities, crossing provisions, mid-trip and end-of-trip facilities, wayfinding and signage, lighting, and data collection for monitoring and reporting.

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Expected Outcomes

Delivery of high quality, safe bike riding infrastructure and supporting facilities that improve active transport networks on priority cycle routes.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

local_government

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communitycapital_expendituresustainability

Keywords

active transportcyclingbicycle infrastructurelocal governmentprincipal cycle networkbike ridingtransportQueensland

Official Grant Page

Department of Transport and Main Roads

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the Active Transport Grants Program?

The Active Transport Grants Program is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Transport and Main Roads in Australia. The Active Transport Grants Program supports local governments to deliver best practice, high quality and safe bike riding infrastructure. Under the Cycle Program, eligible councils with a published Principal Cycle Network Plan can apply for funding for projects on the highest priority routes of the principal cycle network.
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Who is eligible for the Active Transport Grants Program?

  • Applicant must be a local government.
  • Applicant must have a published Principal Cycle Network Plan.
  • Project must provide high quality bicycle infrastructure on the principal cycle network's highest priority routes.
  • Projects are jointly funded between the Department of Transport and Main Roads and individual councils.
  • Councils can only match funding with other Queensland Government program funding if the project is delivered within an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island community.
  • Eligible project types include bikeways, separated bicycle lanes, shared paths, bicycle streets, on-road cycling facilities, crossing provisions, end-of-trip facilities, wayfinding, lighting, and data collection.
3

When does the Active Transport Grants Program close?

Applications closed on 27 Feb 2026.
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What activities are funded?

Projects delivering bicycle infrastructure on priority principal cycle network routes, including off-road exclusive use bikeways, physically separated on-road bicycle lanes, off-road shared paths, bicycle streets, on-road cycling facilities, crossing provisions, mid-trip and end-of-trip facilities, wayfinding and signage, lighting, and data collection for monitoring and reporting.
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