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Slough Borough Council

Sustainable Travel Grant Scheme (Slough)

Grants of up to £2,000 from Slough Borough Council for schools and businesses with sites in Slough to encourage walking, cycling, scooting and public transport, such as cycle parking, showers, travel surveys and cycling events. Applicants must be accredited to at least Bronze level in Modeshift STARS. Businesses normally get up to 50% of the cost and must match the rest.

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You could get
Up to £2,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Schools and businesses (any organisation) with a site in Slough, where the facility or equipment will be located
  • Applicants must be registered with Modeshift STARS and accredited to at least Bronze level, completing an annual travel survey
  • Businesses normally receive up to 50% of the project cost and must secure the other 50% as match funding (more than 50% only with suitable in-kind contributions); for schools the guidance gives a flat 'up to £2,000'
  • Schemes must be completed within six months of the award and the funded facilities kept available for three years

What it funds

  • Secure cycle parking
  • Shower/changing facilities
  • A survey to develop a travel plan
  • Cycle training, bikers' breakfasts, cycling promotion events
  • Walking initiatives
  • Any other scheme that encourages sustainable travel, e.g. car free day, cycle training or road safety shows

the grant may pay for materials, implementation, consultation, research and surveys, training or any other initiative with potential benefits for sustainable travel to the site.

What it will not fund

  • Measures required by conditions of planning permission or legal agreements
  • Facilities that should be provided as part of a planning application or obligation
  • VAT
  • More than one application per year

How to apply

  1. Become accredited to at least Bronze level in Modeshift STARS
  2. Speak to the council's 'Better by…' sustainable transport team about your scheme (BetterBy@slough.gov.uk), with details of what you plan and when
  3. Complete the council's online Sustainable Travel Grant application form, with the quotes the council asks for
  4. Complete the 'before' survey prior to implementation
  5. If awarded, spend the grant within six months and complete the 'after' survey six months after implementation

photographs of the completed scheme and the final invoice must be sent within six months of the grant; any underspend is repaid within two months.

Have ready

  • Quotes for the work, as agreed with the council
  • Information justifying the scheme, its potential benefit and how the actual benefit will be measured

after completion, photographs of the scheme and a copy of the final invoice.

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