Outride

Riding for focus:in 2023, Outride granted 53 new middle schools the riding for focus program across the us and canada. the program integrates a cycling program into the physical education curriculum to improve students cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional wellbeing. To support the programs, Outride granted 1,500 bikes and helmets and trained 150 teacher champions in the riding for focus curriculum. Additionally, Outride updated the entire riding for focus curriculum and in 2023 and hosted anin-person training in morgan hill.

Research:outride's research aims to understand how riding a bike impacts the cognitive, social, and emotional health. We do this through both applied research and program evaluation with our riding for focus program and through supporting and collaborating with acedemic researchers. We were involved in projects with stanford university, university of Wyoming, university of Georgia, and loma linda university, which resulted in two new research publications in 2023. We also have a strong focus on communicating research results to the public. In 2023, we presented workshops on the neuroscience behind bicycling and presented our findings at numerous conferences, and hosted our annual Outride summit, congregating over 300 attendees.

Outride fund:the Outride fund empowers local communities to invest in youth cycling programs through direct grants. In 2023, Outride awarded one round of Outride fund grants. This, the sixth round, committed over $350,000 in grants to 39 organizations focused on providing cycling programming to help youth improve their well-being. the Outride fund has now committed over $2,000,000 in grants via 255 community grants in 45 states since its inception in 2019.

Equipment necessary for school participation in cycling program.

Service fee for use of the online riding for focus (r4f) system.