ClosedNon-ProfitCycle Program

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. Funding is available for projects on the highest priority routes in a published Principal Cycle Network Plan, including core and supporting cycling infrastructure.

Closed

27 Feb 2026

Location

Queensland

Who Can Apply

Local governments only Must have a published Principal Cycle Network Plan Projects must be on highest priority principal cycle network routes Projects are jointly funded, with Queensland Government co-funding restrictions applying except in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities
Eligible applicants are local governments with a published Principal Cycle Network Plan. Funding is for 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 departmental funding with other Queensland Government program funding if the project is delivered within an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island community. Eligible project types include core bike riding infrastructure such as bikeways, bicycle lanes, shared paths, bicycle streets, on-road facilities, crossings, and mid-trip and end-of-trip facilities, as well as supporting infrastructure such as wayfinding, signage, lighting, and data collection for monitoring and reporting.

What's Funded

Projects that deliver bicycle infrastructure on principal cycle network priority 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.

Expected Outcomes

Delivery of best practice, high quality and safe bike riding infrastructure on priority principal cycle network routes, with improved cycling connectivity, safety, supporting facilities, and infrastructure performance monitoring.

Key Information

Applicant Types

local_government

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communitycapital_expenditureother

Keywords

active transportcyclingbicycle infrastructurebike ridinglocal governmentprincipal cycle networkshared pathsbikeways

Frequently Asked Questions

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. Funding is available for projects on the highest priority routes in a published Principal Cycle Network Plan, including core and supporting cycling infrastructure.

Who is eligible for the Active Transport Grants Program?

Local governments only Must have a published Principal Cycle Network Plan Projects must be on highest priority principal cycle network routes Projects are jointly funded, with Queensland Government co-funding restrictions applying except in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities

When does the Active Transport Grants Program close?

Applications closed on 27 Feb 2026.

What activities are funded?

Projects that deliver bicycle infrastructure on principal cycle network priority 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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