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County of Wayne issued the following announcement on Jan. 23.

Applications are open for the NCDOT's Bike Helmet Initiative. This program started in 2007 and works with local communities to spark interest in bicycle safety. Churches, community groups, and non-government agencies can apply to receive bicycle helmets to distribute to children of low-income families. 

Bicycle safety and education is an integral part of the Integrated Mobility Division's purpose. To promote bicycle safety, which includes helmet usage, the Bicycle Helmet Initiative selection process has been revised to broaden its outreach and awards are no longer being limited to government agencies only. Helmets will be awarded and distributed once per calendar year in the spring and awardees will have the remainder of the calendar year to host their program. Selected applicants meeting the criteria will be awarded helmets to distribute to low income children. The applicants must file a report about the distribution event within 30 days after the event occurs 

Criteria/Requirements for Applying

• Applicants must be a North Carolina resident and activities must take place in North Carolina.
• Helmets should be distributed to low income children.
• Bicycle safety programs should consider ways to identify and invite children in the community who would benefit most from receiving a helmet through this initiative.
• Bicycle helmet distribution is intended to coincide with a bicycle safety education program.
• Helmets cannot be received for personal need.
• Helmets cannot be sold.
• Helmet distribution must take place within 12 months after receiving helmets.
• Awardees will submit a report on their bicycle program within 30 days following event (Final deadline for report is June 30th 2024).

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