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Health by Design thanks our supporters for helping us to expand and accomplish new goals for active living in Indiana over the past year. Our new annual report has updates on our regular meetings, Health Equity Summit, Active Living Workshops, new grants, and more! Access the 2022 Annual Report and see what we accomplished together to promote active living around the state of Indiana.

Our first Indiana Road to Zero Academy module took place last week, bringing together over twenty individuals from around the state!

We discussed Vision Zero and Safe System principles, heard success stories introducing these practices, and discussed our community goals for the program. It's not too late to join for the next three modules, hosted virtually from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on the following dates:



• Module 2: All About Data, January 31
• Module 3: How to Implement Vision Zero in Your Community, February 14
• Module 4: Shift the Paradigm - Education & Sustainability, February 28

Health by Design, in partnership with the Indiana Public Health Association, is accepting proposals to provide project planning services for the Health Equity Action Team (HEAT). We invite you to submit a proposal to us by Wednesday, February 1, 2023, for consideration. A description of our organizations, the services needed, and other pertinent information is included in this document. Please direct any questions regarding the RFP to Marjorie Hennessy at mhennessy@hbdin.org.

Thank you to Bicycle Indiana for hosting their annual State House Day in support of active transportation in Indiana! Health by Design team members joined last Tuesday to hear from Bicycle Indiana board members, state leaders, and cycling advocates. We're grateful for the opportunity to connect with community members who care deeply about creating safer roads and systems throughout our state.

Health by Design is excited to share that Indianapolis was selected among a diverse cohort of cities to participate in City Thread’s Accelerated Mobility Playbook (AMP) technical assistance program. The AMP program is designed to help fast-forward the build-out of mobility networks. We're grateful to the Indianapolis Department of Public Works for their partnership with Health by Design to make this application, and the coming fellowship, a success! You can read the full release here.

The Indiana Department of Health and the Indiana Department of Education are partnering to offer a four-month funding opportunity to local parks departments, not-for-profits, and community groups that work in parks or other outdoor spaces to receive staff training on mental health and/or create youth programming in outdoor spaces that positively impact mental health and physical activity.

Applicants are eligible to apply for up to $10,000 for each funding stream. Funds are estimated to become available on June 1, 2023, and all funds must be spent by September 29, 2023.

Applications are due to jsperry@health.in.gov by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, February 10, 2023.

The AARP Community Challenge Grant provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. In 2023, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities, two of which are new this year. Opportunities include flagship grants, capacity-building microgrants, and demonstration grants. A Q&A Webinar will be held on February 8. Indiana communities have a history of involvement in this grant, and we're excited to see what projects are in store this year!

Upcoming Opportunities:

Resources, Events & Webinars:

• Read "New Year, New Ways for Public Health Advocates to Improve Park Access"
• Active transportation news: Holcomb announces $2.9M for 62-mile Monon South Trail
• Active transportation news: Lilly Endowment grants $80M for 42 Indy parks

• January 23: School Streets Toolkit Launch
• January 25: Vision Zero Network Strong Advocacy to Slow our Streets & Save Lives webinar
• January 26: Public Health State House Day, meets in the North Atrium of the statehouse 11am to 1 pm ET

• February 1-2: Prosperity Indiana Summit
• February 2: Road to Zero Safe Mobility for Older Adults webinar
• February 4: Transit Equity Day
• February 7-9: Smart Growth America Equity Summit
• February 9: FHWA Value Capture Strategies as Economic Development Tools webinar
• February 13: Deadline to submit Neighbor Power Indy videos to INRC
• Feburary 14: The Walk Audit - An Effective Tool for Community Change webinar
• February 17: Indiana Sustainability & Resilience Conference
• February 21: Equitable Cities webinar with Charles T. Brown

• March 7: Cities for People webinar
• March 16: American Trails webinar, Using a Digital Platform to Connect Trails to Tourism
• March 26-29: League of American Bicyclists Summit
• April 17-20: International Trails Summit in Reno, Nevada
• April 22: Celebrate Trails Day
• May 2-4: National Shared Use Mobility Summit in Chicago
• May 15-18: NACTO Designing Cities Conference
• November 5-8" Mpact Transit + Community Conference (formerly Rail~Volution)

Jobs & Professional Development:

• Bicycle Indiana is seeking a new Executive Director
• Multiple positions with Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC)
• Thrive West Central Senior Planner & Director of Economic and Community Development
• Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization Engagement Specialist
• The Institute of Transportation Engineers offers a new, certificated-based learning course: Implementing the Safe System Approach
• America Walks Walking College applications open February 1!

Funding, Projects & Awards:

• Due February 3: Bloomberg Cities Cycling Infrastructure Grant Applications accepted on a rolling basis
• Due February 3: Application for Round 1 funding support from the MIBOR Economic and Community Development Council, serves economic development organizations, community development corporations, parks and recreation departments, Mainstreet organizations, housing partners, community foundations, MIBOR Divisions, civic entities and non-profit organizations
• Due February 10: Project Aware Goes to the Park Grant
• Due February 15: Indianapolis Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership (INIP) Grant applications
• Due February 28: Nominations for the AARP Purpose Prize, awarded to Changemakers ages 50+
• Due February 28: U.S. Department of Transportation is accepting FY 2023 RAISE grants
• Due March 1: Applications for the Indiana Trails Program grant
• Due March 15: AARP Community Challenge Grant applications

Public Input:

• Sign the League of American Bicyclists Safe Streets for All Petition
• Find public meetings December - February for the MACOG & Transpo CONNECT Transit Plan, which is entering its final round of public conversations! Survey submissions are due February 7.
• Take the public engagement survey for the Michiana on the Move 2050 Transportation Plan before January 31.