CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Applications are now open to organizations statewide to receive free bicycle helmets from the N.C. Department of Transportation, part of an annual effort to promote safe bicycling and reduce head injuries among children.
This program is administered by NCDOT’s Integrated Mobility Division through its Bicycle Helmet initiative which partners with location organizations to distribute helmets to children in need.
Eligible organizations include local government agencies, schools, nonprofit organizations, public health organizations and churches.
Applicants may request 25, 50, 75 or 100 helmets.
Partnering with other agencies within the community is encouraged and will strengthen the application.
Applications must be submitted online through NCDOT’s Bicycle Helmet Initiative webpage by Feb. 20.
Helmets will be distributed in the spring, ahead of National Bike & Roll to School Day in May.
The Bike Helmet Initiative began in 2007 and works with local communities across North Carolina to promote bicycle safety. Over the past five years, the program has provided over 85,000 free bike helmets statewide.
