The DALMAC Fund - Grants By Year

The DALMAC Fund was established in 1975 to promote bicycling in . Half of the profit from the annual Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw bicycle ride, DALMAC, is set aside as the DALMAC Fund.

The DALMAC Fund goals:

1. Improve the bicycling environment in Michigan 2. Expand bicycling in Michigan 3. Promote good will towards bicycling in the community 4. Increase bicycle safety

Grant requests will be evaluated on meeting the 4 goals, as well as,

1. The amount requested is reasonable 2. TCBA is comfortable funding the request 3. The request has local support 4. Funding one year does not guarantee funding in future years 5. Facility requests will be commented on by the Michigan and Greenways Alliance

Typical grant funded requests involve,

1. Construction and design of bicycle facilities 2. Bicycle education programs 3. Bicycle promotion activities 4. Purchase of bicycles and related equipment 5. Developing bicycle routes or maps (not facilities)

The DALMAC Fund grants are awarded by the Tri-County Bicycle Association in consultation with DALMAC’s founder, Dick Allen. Grant application and instructions are available at biketcba.org.

The DALMAC Fund has granted $1,314,981 from 1986 through 2015. The grants are listed below by year.

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2015 DALMAC Fund

Back Alley Bikes (Hub of Detroit) – Expand Youth ride program $1,000.00

CIS Fred Meijer – Bicycle parking along trail $4,000.00

City of St. Johns – Way finding signs to/from CIS Fred Meijer Trail to business in St. Johns $3,000.00

Detroit Eastside Community Collaborative – Expand Earn-A- Bike program run in conjunction with Back Alley Bikes $3,000.00

Fitness Council of Jackson – Support Armory Bicycle education program $3,000.00 Jordan Lake Trail Board in Lake Odessa – Phase 1 – Construct 2.5 miles of 7 mile trail at Jordan Lake in the counties of $5,000.00 Barry and Ionia (second grant in support of Phase 1, total DALMAC fund support = $20,000)

Kalamazoo Open Roads Bicycle Program – Host Fixapalooza program in new facility $1,000.00

Kalamazoo County Parks Foundation – Extend KRV trail from 35th St. to Fort Custer Recreation Area (Battle Creek) $10,000.00 Lansing Bike Coop – Building renovations to add HVAC and plumbing $3,000.00

Lyon Township – Bike parking for township parks $1,000.00

Monroe County 4H – Youth ride, bikes and equipment, to 4H conference at Michigan State University $2,500.00

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Ottawa County – Construct Spoonville bicycle trail $7,500.00

Program to Educate Cyclists (PEAC) – Support for 200 riders with disabilities to participate in bicycle education program $3,000.00

River Valley Rail Trail, Friends of Fred Meijer – Build connecting trails between Saranac and Greenville $ 10,000.00

Special Olympics – Rider bikes, equipment and registrations $3,000.00

TART Trails – Extend TART Trail from Bunker Hill Road through new development on M-72 to Lautner Road $10,000.00

West Michigan Trails and Greenways Coalition – Tunnel connecting Fred Meijer trail under Lake Michigan Drive $ 10,000.00

Total Granted 2015 $80,000.00

2015 TCBA General Funds Grants

Bath Township – Bicycle parking in township parks $3,000.00

Kids Repair Program – Lansing, youth bicycle repair education $5,000.00

Total General Fund 2015 Grants $8,000.00

2014 DALMAC Fund

Back Alley Bikes (Hub of Detroit) – Teach 10-17 year olds safe bicycle riding skills $1,000.00

City of Hart – Reconstruct Hart-Montague Non-motorized Trail $10,000.00

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City of St. Johns – Bicycle parking and one repair station at the Clinton Ionia Shiawassee (CIS) Trail Head in St. Johns $4,000.00

Detroit Greenways Coalition – Bicycle rider trail user counter equipment for trails and roads $5,000.00

Friends of the Fred Meijer River Valley Trail – Cedar Springs – Complete 2.26 miles of trail between Long Lake Road and $15,000.00 M-44 in Belding

Friends of Shiawassee Trails – Create way signs to Clinton Ionia Shiawassee (CIS) Trail $800.00

Jordan Lake Trail Board in Lake Odessa – Phase 1 – Construct 2.5 miles of 7 mile trail at Jordan Lake in the counties of Barry and Ionia $15,000.00

League of Michigan Bicyclists – Develop educational materials for Michigan drivers working with the Michigan Secretary of State $9,000.00

Open Roads Bicycle Program in Kalamazoo – Teach Edison neighborhood youth bicycle and life skills $2,500.00

Program to Educate Cyclists (PEAC) – Support for 200 riders with disabilities to participate in bicycle education program $3,000.00

Special Olympics – Rider bikes, equipment and registrations $3,000.00

TART Trails – Install way finding signs on 10.5 miles on TART Trail in Traverse City $5,000.00

Top of Michigan Trails Council – Buy bike racks carrying 3

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Total Granted 2014 $80,300.00

2014 TCBA General Funds Grants

Kids Repair Program – Lansing, youth bicycle repair education $5,000.00

Lansing Bike Cooperative – Purchase tools to use in bicycle repair cooperative $1,500.00

Total General Fund 2014 Grants $6,500.00

2013 DALMAC Fund

Benzie Sunrise Rotary – purchase trike for disabled rider use $800.00

Ingham County Land Bank – Capital Area Bike Share demonstration project $5,000.00

Iron Ore Heritage Recreation Trail, Phase III in Marquette County $7,500.00

Montclam County Road Commission – Vestaburg, 1 mile shoulder paving on both side of road from High School to Ice Cream Shop $10,000.00

Open Roads Bicycle Program in Kalamazoo, teach bicycle mechanical skills to 200 youth $2,000.00

Program to Educate Cyclists – support for 200 riders with disabilities to participate in bicycle education program $3,000.00

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Special Olympics – rider bikes, equipment and registrations $3,000.00

Tart Trails Traverse Area – Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail phase 2 $20,000.00 Village of Muir CIS Trail Bridge, renovate Twin Rivers Bridge for non-motorized use to connect to CIS Trail $10,000.00

YMCA of Greater Flint Camp Copneconic – purchase 20 bikes for summer camp bicycle program $ 7,500.00

Total Granted 2013 $68,800.00

2013 TCBA General Funds Grants

Kids Repair Program – Lansing, youth bicycle repair education $5,000.00

Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council – Valet bicycle parking equipment $3,000.00

Share-A-Bike – East Lansing, collect, repair and give away used bicycles $ 4,000.00

Total General Fund 2013 Grants $12,000.00

2012 DALMAC Fund

Adventure Cycling Association – US Bike Route System signs $10,000.00 from Ludington to St. Claire

Burt Lake Trail - 24 trail match $10,000.00

First Chance Bike Builders of Benton Harbor – match for $5,000.00

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Hub of Detroit – Earn A Bike program funding $3,000.00

City of Lansing – match for bike path and bike lanes on $10,000.00 Moores River Drive and Waverly Road project

Program to Educate Cyclists – support for 200 riders with disabilities to participate in bicycle education program $3,000.00

Special Olympics – rider bikes, equipment and registrations $3,000.00

Tart Trails – gap paving project $10,000.00

Trails & Greenways Alliance – match for creating trail route system across Michigan from Lake to Lake $10,000.00

Total Granted 2012 $64,000.00

2012 TCBA General Funds Grants

DeWitt Charter Township – bicycle parking rack for Township Hall $525.00

City of Lansing – Match for bike path and bike lanes on Moores River Drive and Waverly Road project $10,000.00

Total General Fund 2012 Grants $10,525.00

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2011 DALMAC Fund

Fred Meijer – Clinton Ionia Shiawassee – start trail funding $15,000.00

Flint Charter Township – trail engineering expense match $8,000.00

Friends of (Hart – Montague trail)– former $8,000.00 rail road bridge repair match

TART Trail – Sleeping Bear Trail construction match $15,000.00

Top of Michigan Trails – Petoskey to Alanson paving match $10,000.00

Capital Area Transportation Authority – three bike racks on buses and bike loops for parking at bus stops, grant match $12,000.00

Program to Educate Cyclists – support for 200 riders with disabilities to participate in bicycle education program $3,000.00

YMCA DeWitt – bike class tuition for 40 riders $1,200.00

Boy Scouts – Laingsburg Troop 205 – purchase 9 bikes for troop tours $3,000.00

Share-A-Bike – purchase bike parts for bike giveaway program $3,000.00

Kids Repair Program – support of bike repair program for local Kids $ 3,000.00 Total Granted 2011 $81,200.00

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2010 DALMAC Fund

Fred Meijer Berry Junction Trail – trail expansion $7,000.00

The Hub of Detroit – bicycle mechanic training and Earn-A- Bike program $7,640.00

Parks Foundation of Kalamazoo County – trail expansion $10,000.00

Macomb County Planning Dept. – bicycling promotion project $2,000.00

Maple Valley High School – Paul Henry bridge decking project over the Thornapple River $15,000.00

Michigan Fitness Foundation and Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance – non-motorized outreach and $17,600.00 advocacy

The Motion Initiative Urban Bicycle Cooperate (Grand Rapids) – purchase 10 bicycles and 20 bicycle computers $3,000.00

Next Detroit Neighborhood Initiative – North End – Loving schools Bikes for Tykes project $5,000.00

Program to Educate All Cyclists - support on-going education efforts for riders with disabilities $5,000.00

City of Rochester Hills – bicycle promotional materials and event $6,000.00

Michigan Special Olympics – bicycle program support $10,000.00

Southwest Michigan Planning Commission – bicycle training and equipment $2,000.00

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Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trails, Inc. – bicycle give-away program $5,000.00

YMCA of Metropolitan Lansing – DeWitt Branch – 10 bicycles and equipment for Old Spokes bicycle riding program $ 4,250.00

Total Granted 2010 $99,490.00

2009 DALMAC Fund

Parks Foundation (Kalamazoo) – River Valley Trail expansion $8,000.00

YMCA Camp Copneconic – purchase 10 bikes $7,500.00

YMCA Metro Lansing – Mystic Lake – purchase bikes and $10,000.00 camp scholarships

Clinton County Green Space Commission – non-motorized plan $5,000.00

St. Johns Police Department – purchase 2 bikes $3,200.00

PEAC – support on-going education efforts for riders with disabilities $5,000.00

Field Neuroscience Institute – education and bicycle helmets $2,000.00

Michigan Special Olympics – bicycle program support $10,000.00

YMCA Metro Lansing – bicycle parking rack DeWitt branch $500.00

Hub Detroit Back Alley bikes – support Earn-A-Bike program $4,000.00 and train two bicycle mechanics

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Leader Dogs for the Blind – purchase 2 tandems for blind stoker ride program $ 4,000.00

Total Granted 2009 $59,200.00

2008 DALMAC Fund

Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance – program support $20,000.00

TART Trails – Leelanau Trail surfacing $10,000.00

Wilderness Lakes Trails – trail construction $10,000.00

Grand Rapids Wheelchair Sports Assoc – hand cycles/helmets $ 8,000.00

Share-A-Bike – spare parts and helmets $ 2,000.00

Kids Repair Program – program operating expenses $ 2,000.00

PEAC – education, training, and riding program $ 2,000.00

Ingham County Sheriff – three police bicycles $ 1,800.00

MMBA – Mid-State Chapter - kiosks and signs $ 1,400.00

Total Granted 2008 $57,200.00

2007 DALMAC Fund

Special Olympics Michigan – ten tandems and clothing $10,500.00

Paint Creek Trailways Commission – paving trail at Lake Orion $10,000.00

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Fitness Council of Jackson – mileage and information signs $ 6,240.00

Kids Repair Program – program operating expenses $ 5,500.00

PEAC – education, training, and riding program $ 5,000.00

Bellevue Police Department – two Trek police bicycles $ 4,000.00

Laingsburg Troop 205 – panniers and racks for bicycle program $ 3,350.00

Allen Neighborhood Center – bike rodeo $ 1,775.00

Michigan Fitness Foundation – rental bikes, helmets, locks $ 1,750.00

Total Granted 2007 $48,115.00

2006 DALMAC Fund

Special Olympics Michigan – helmets, bikes, rider sponsor $16,309.75

Oak Park YMCA – spinning bikes $10,000.00

Friends of the Falling Water Trail – trail grading and paving $10,000.00

Kid’s Repair Program – operational expenses $ 5,500.00

PEAC – bike training and riding program $ 5,000.00

Rochester-Avon Recreational Authority – bicycling program $ 4,000.00

Schavey Road Elementary – bike loops $ 560.00

Total Granted 2006 $51,369.75

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2005 DALMAC Fund

Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance – organizational support $13,827.00

West Michigan Trails & Greenways Coalition - org support $10,000.00

Preserve Our Parks – trail planning and construction document $10,000.00

Special Olympics Michigan – helmets and bikes $ 6,250.00

Kid’s Repair Program – operational expenses $ 5,500.00

Detroit Summer for Back Alley Bikes – facility maintenance $ 5,040.00

Program to Educate All Cyclists – training and riding program $ 5,000.00

Trips for Kids Detroit – 3 bicycles and staff member wages $ 4,000.00

Total Granted 2005 $59,617.00

2004 DALMAC Fund

Friends of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail – acquire final segment $20,000.00

Polly Ann Trailways Management Council – trail spur to library $ 9,000.00

Kid’s Repair Program – support staff position $ 5,000.00

Program to Educate All Cyclists (PEAC) – cycling program $ 5,000.00

Noquemanon Trails Network – construct trail segment $ 5,000.00

Special Olympics Michigan – helmets and bicycles $ 5,000.00

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City of Novi – Lakeshore Park Trail kiosk and signs $ 2,500.00

MMBA-Holly/Flint Chapter – restore Seven Lakes trail $ 2,400.00

The MSU Bike Project – bike tools for shop $ 2,300.00

Safe Kids of Clinton County – helmets for bike rodeo $ 1,000.00

Origami Brain Injury Rehabilitation – two bicycles $ 500.00

Total Granted 2004 $57,700.00

2003 DALMAC Fund

TART Trails – match money for trail improvement $10,000.00

Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council – River Trail survey $ 7,250.00

Oak Park YMCA – spinning bikes $ 5,000.00

ARC of Western Wayne County – training and riding program $ 5,000.00

Share-A-Bike – helmets and parts $ 3,000.00

Michigan Fitness Foundation – map of phys ed programs sites $ 2,000.00 (did not meet match requirement)

Total Granted 2003 $30,250.00

2002 DALMAC Fund

Top of Michigan Trails Council - match for Cheybogan Trail $10,000.00

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The Mike Walden Velodrome Fund - building materials for tunnel $10,000.00

Pioneer Resources - four side-by-side bicycles $ 5,000.00

The Arc Cycle Program - education and riding program $ 5,000.00

Noquemanon Trails Network - materials to build trail bridge $ 5,000.00

Friends of the White Pine Trail - White Pine Trail paving $ 4,000.00

Kid’s Repair Program - bicycle education program $ 3,000.00

Friends of the Musketawa Trail - observation decks on trail $ 2,400.00

St John’s High School - 3 ATB’s and equipment $ 1,800.00

Michigan Mountain Biking Association - glasflax trail markers $ 200.00

Total Granted 2002 $51,400.00

2001 DALMAC Fund

Long Lake Trails Fund - Wide Shoulder on South Long Lake Road $20,000.00

LMB - 2002 Michigan Ride Calendar $ 8,400.00

LMB - Bicycle Safety Brochures $ 5,000.00

MMBA - Trail Tool Kits for All Chapters $ 3,543.00

MMBA - Mountain Kids Program $ 3,500.00

Thornapple Trail Association - PC for trail web-site, etc. $ 2,600.00

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RTC - Michigan Chapter - Promo for Clinton-Ionia-Shia Trail Fund $ 1,800.00

MMBA - Mid-Michigan Chapter - Burchfield CP Trail Improvements $ 1,491.00

Velodrome Non-Profit Corporation - Mike Walden Velodrome $ 1,000.00

MMBA - Mid-Michigan Chapter - Trail Maintenance Tools $ 423.00

Total Granted 2001 $47,757.00 2000 DALMAC Fund

TART Trails - Leelanau Trail Improvement Fund $10,000.00

City of Montague - Montague Trailhead Improvements $10,000.00

Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program for Disabled $ 5,000.00

Morrice Police Department - Police Bike $ 1,247.00

Laingsburg Police Department - Helmets for Community $ 675.00 Total Granted 2000 $26,922.00

1999 DALMAC Fund

The Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program $ 5,000.00

Huron Valley Girl Scout Council - 10 Bikes, Helmets, Gloves $ 2,500.00

Laingsburg Police Department - Police Bikes $ 1,354.50

Friends of the White Pine Trail State Park - Kiosk Materials $ 1,962.00

Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau - Trail Surfacing $ 1,000.00

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Cadillac Area Land Conservancy - Trail Site Plan $ 1,000.00

Sunfield Police Department - Police Bike $ 800.00

Total Granted 1999 $13,616.50

1998 DALMAC Fund

League of Michigan Bicyclists - 1999 Poster/Calendar $10,730.00

Alma College, Dept of Exercise and Health - Senior Fitness Prog $ 7,500.00

Friends of the Musketawa Trail - decks, tables, signboards $ 6,900.00

Paul Henry Thornapple Trail - bridge materials and signs $ 5,000.00

Western Oakland Cty Trailway Mgmt Council - Trail Construction $ 5,000.00

Gratiot Area Chamber of Commerce - Cyclist Statue Match Grant $ 5,000.00 (2005 – used to pave shoulder on Luce Road)

Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program $ 4,500.00

Michigan Mountain Biking Association - Holly/Flint Chapter $ 2,500.00

Total Granted 1998 $47,130.00

1997 DALMAC Fund

Friends of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail - Rest Stop/Bridge $27,000.00

Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program $ 5,000.00

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Michigan Mountain Biking Association - Northeast Chapter $ 4,336.00

Top of Michigan Trails Council - Membership Brochure $ 3,750.00

St. Johns Downtown Business Association - Race Day Activities $ 2,000.00

Hamburg Township Police - 2 Police ATBs $ 2,000.00

Girl Scouts Huron Valley Chapter - Bikes/Gloves/Helmets $ 1,975.00

Michigan Mountain Biking Association - Holly/Flint Chapter $ 600.00

Total Granted 1997 $46,661.00

1996 DALMAC Fund

Friends of the - Legal Expenses $ 10,000.00

Rails-To-Trails Conservancy, Michigan Chapter - Liaison $ 10,000.00

East Lansing Pride Team Share-A-Bike - Helmets $ 6,000.00

Top of Michigan Trails Council - Executive Director $ 5,000.00

Friends of Sleepy Hollow State Park - Trail Work $ 3,500.00

Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program $ 3,000.00

Michigan Mountain Biking Association - Potowatomi Chapter $ 1,650.00

Michigan Mountain Biking Association - Northeast Chapter $ 1,360.00

St. Johns Downtown Business Association - Criterium $ 1,000.00

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Total Granted 1996 $41,510.00

1995 DALMAC Fund

Friends of the Heartland Trail - Bridge work (paid 6/96) $ 25,000.00

League of Michigan Bicyclists - Safety Ed Program $ 5,000.00

Petoskey-Harbor Trailway Committee - Harbor Trailway $ 2,500.00

Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program $ 3,000.00

Total Granted 1995 $ 35,500.00

1994 DALMAC Fund

Rails-To-Trails of Michigan - SE Michigan Greenways $ 10,000.00

Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program $ 3,000.00

The League Of Michigan Bicyclists - Laws for All video $ 4,000.00

Total Granted 1994 $17,000.00

1993 DALMAC Fund

Rails-To-Trails of Michigan - SE Mich Greenways $ 10,000.00

BIKECentennial - Mich mapping project $ 5,000.00

League of Michigan Bicyclists - Poster $ 2,500.00

Arc of Western Wayne County - Bicycle Program $ 3,000.00

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Total Granted 1993 $ 20,500.00

1992 DALMAC Fund

League of Michigan Bicyclists - 1991 Poster Match $ 1,091.00

Boy Scouts Chief Okemos Council - Bicycle Program 2,830.00

Rails-To-Trails of Michigan - 1/2 new, 1/2 1991 Match 20,000.00

Cherry Capital Bicycle Club - Before the Fall video 2,000.00

Michigan 4-H Foundation - Bicycle Leadership Program 1,000.00

Total Granted 1992 $26,921.00

1991 DALMAC Fund

League of Michigan Bicyclists - Poster Calendar $ 2,500.00

Michigan Mountain Biking Association - Newsletter 2,500.00

Rails-To-Trails of Michigan 10,000.00

Total Granted 1991 $15,000.00

1990 DALMAC Fund

Rails-to-Trails of Michigan - On-going Organization Support 8,000.00 Corridor Planning 8,000.00 Trail Development Coordination 10,000.00

Village of Edmore - Heartland Trail 12,000.00

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Boy Scouts Chief Okemos Council - Bicycle Program 8,671.85

League of Michigan Bicyclists - Poster Calendar 500.00

Association for Retarded Citizens - Calhoun County 2,000.00

Total Granted 1990 $49,171.85

1989 DALMAC Fund

League of Michigan Bicyclists - Poster Calendar $ 500.00

Friends of the Kal-Haven Trail 10,000.00

Rails-To-Trails of Michigan - Organizational Support 8,000.00

Total Granted 1989 $18,500.00

1988 DALMAC Fund

Oceana-Muskegon Trailways Commission - Hart-Montague Trail $10,000.00

Friends of the Kal-Haven Trail 5,000.00

Total Granted 1988 $15,000.00

1987 DALMAC Fund

Friends of the Kal-Haven Trail - $10,000 for 2 years $ 5,000.00

Total Granted 1987 $ 5,000.00

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1986 DALMAC Fund

Michigan Trails Alliance - Promotional Brochure $ 650.00

Total Granted 1986 $ 650.00

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