The National Center for Safe Routes to School is now accepting applications for up to thirty-five $1,000 mini-grants for creative, youth-focused ideas that support safe walking and/or bicycling to school. Eligible activities will occur at an elementary or middle school in Fall 2010 and support the overall goal of Safe Routes to School programs ─ to enable and encourage children nationwide to safely walk and bicycle to school. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/news_room/minigrants/index.cfm . Applications are due Wednesday, April 7, 2010, and recipients will be announced by Wednesday, May 26, 2010.