2025-2026 BSQ Mini-Grant Summary
Our BikeSafetyQuiz Mini-Grant program is funded through a traffic safety grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The success of the program can be attributed to the teachers, administrators, parents, and advocates who value the safety of students who ride bicycles, plus driver’s education students learning to drive safely near people outside of motor vehicles.
During the 2025-2026 school year, students from nearly 200 schools from all corners of Illinois completed one of our new and improved quizzes for Child Bicyclists, Adult Bicyclists, and Motorists. Participating schools received $2 per student (up to $2,000) as compensation for the time and effort required to administer the quiz.
The application for a BSQ Mini-Grant for the 2026-2027 school year is now available. Ride Illinois’ goal is to eclipse 70,000 completed quizzes by August 2027.
Statistics from 2025-2026
Below are some statistics from the 2025-2026 grant cycle:
67,304: number of completed quizzes (33,061 Child Bicyclist, 16,300 Adult Bicyclist, and 17,493 Motorist/Driver’s Ed)
224: number of reimbursement checks issued by Ride Illinois
190: number of participating schools (85 Child Bicyclist, 34 Adult Bicyclist, and 71 Motorist/Driver’s Ed)
27: number of new schools that participated
7 to 2,026: range of number of students at participating schools
Statistics Since 2018
Below are some statistics since the BSQ Mini-Grant program began in 2018:
412,138: number of completed quizzes (129,311 Child Bicyclist, 64,816 Adult Bicyclist, and 218,011 Motorist/Driver’s Ed)
450: number of participating schools
$823,588: amount of reimbursements issued to Illinois schools
The chart below is updated annually to reflect the impact of this popular education program.
Feedback from Teachers
“Thank you for this opportunity! Our kids learn and it helps our program grow with student safety in mind.”
“We love this program! Thank you for all that you do to keep this going.”
“Great program! The students really gain knowledge for the road and for bicycling.”
“Thank you! I love using the BikeSafetyQuiz as a Driver Ed assignment for class.”
“This is such an amazing opportunity for our community, we appreciate this very much!”
Program Partners
Ride Illinois staff administers the BSQ Mini-Grant program, but its success would not be possible with the following partners:
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