Approximately 250 residents of Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood are in line to receive help with the purchase and maintenance of cleaner modes of transportation. The support comes courtesy of a one-time $450,000 grant made available through ComEd’s Climate-Friendly Nonprofit Grant program to Equiticity, a Chicago-based racial equity movement that works to improve the lives of Black, Brown and Indigenous people across the U.S. With its grant from ComEd, Equiticity established the Mobility Opportunities Fund, a first-of-its kind program that provides education and stipends to help low-and moderate income residents of Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood purchase climate-friendly transportation, including conventional bicycles, electric bikes, electric cargo bikes and electric vehicles. Individual stipends of $350 are available for a conventional bike, $1,100 for an e-bike, $1,500 for an electric cargo bike and $3,500 for an electric vehicle. Recipients of stipends for electric modes of transportation also receive training on mechanics and safety. To date, Equiticity has allocated stipends for more than 100 bikes, 75 e-bikes, 50 e-cargo bikes and 25 electric vehicles. Eligible North Lawndale residents can access and submit an application for stipends through Monday, May 15. For more information, visit www.comed.com