The Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant program

The Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant program is part of the Road Ahead Partnership’s efforts to celebrate the upcoming Route 66 Centennial by helping the millions of people who live, work, and travel the Mother Road. Through private fund-raising efforts and a major gift from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preserve Route 66 Initiative, the Road Ahead Partnership will award up to $60,000 via the Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant program. Goals of the Route 66 Extraordinary Women Micro-Grant program include: -Keeping women-owned or operated Route 66 businesses and attractions in operation. -Helping women-owned or operated Route 66 businesses and attractions reopen. -Preserving, restoring, and/or expanding women-owned or operated Route 66 businesses and attractions, per Secretary of the Interior Standards. -Helping open new, women-owned or operated Route 66 businesses and attractions.