Route 66, USA – The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership continues to support women in 2024 with the fourth round of the Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant Program. Applications for The Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant Program are being accepted through Monday, August 26, 2024, and can be accessed at: https://roadahead.route66centennial.org/index.php/marquee-programs/extraordinary-women-grant-program.
The Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant Program provides critical and flexible funding to businesses and attractions located along Route 66 that are owned or operated primarily by women. The grant program is one of the official activities recommended by the Route 66 Centennial Commission leading up to the historic road’s 100th birthday in 2026.
Three rounds of the Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant Program awards were given in 2021, 2023, and earlier this year. The program will announce the fourth round of 10 $2,000 grant awards later this year, totaling $20,000.
In addition to direct fundraising efforts undertaken by the Road Ahead, the Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant Program is funded in part by a grant from the Preserve Route 66 Grant Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Established in 2016, with the support of the National Park Service and the World Monuments’ Fund, The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership’s mission is to revitalize and sustain Route 66 as a national and international icon through partnerships focused on promotion, preservation, research and education, and economic development.
Contact:
Bill Thomas, Chairman
Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership
wthomas@teleologic.net
217-648-5077
