Funding

·      Government Grants

·      Local Department of Transportation, SCDOT: Administer the SAFETEA-LU Federal funding. These programs require zero and twenty percent local matching of funds given.

·      Sponsors: Clemson University, The Town of Six Mile, Daniel High School, and Local Businesses

·      Fundraising: Local Businesses

·      State Funding: Safe Routes to School, recreational Trails Program, Highway Safety Improvement Program, Community Development Block Grants

·      Taxes: Some states implement a fraction of the sales tax to help with trail improvement. Other states have a bike tax that is charged per bike to help generate revenue for upkeep of trails.

·      Programs:  American Greenways Program, Bikes Belong Grant, Adopt a Bikeway, Sidewalk or trail Program. 

-Robert Stafford