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Cambridge City Council

Walking, Cycling and Active Travel Promotion Grants

Cambridge City Council grants of up to £5,000 for local not-for-profit groups running projects in Cambridge that encourage more, safer or first-time walking, cycling and other active travel, or reduce cycle theft. Applications are made through an online form at any time and funds are allocated as soon as possible once accepted; about £20,000 is available this year in total.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Local groups and organisations with a clear structure and a bank account that do not operate for private or personal gain, for projects in Cambridge
  • Grantees must deliver on time, account for and report on the grant accurately, and have appropriate operating procedures, policies and insurances to support and protect everyone involved

What it funds

Projects in Cambridge that do one or more of:

  • Encourage people to walk, cycle or use other forms of active travel more often
  • Promote safer walking or cycling
  • Encourage people to cycle or use other active travel for the first time
  • Reduce cycle theft

Applications must define the project's aims, give realistic costs, show value for money and explain how the project will be monitored and evaluated.

Unspent grant must be repaid.

What it will not fund

  • Projects that promote political parties or are involved in party politics
  • Groups or organisations with free reserves but no adopted reserves policy
  • Groups or organisations that previously received a city council grant but failed to return monitoring, evaluation or other requested information
  • Organisational overheads or core costs
  • Projects outside Cambridge
  • Organisations operating for private or personal gain

How to apply

  1. Contact the council (projectdevelopment@cambridge.gov.uk, 01223 457000) with any questions or to discuss your project and its chances of funding
  2. Complete the online 'Apply for a grant to promote walking, cycling and active travel' form (sections: about you, about your project, further information, documents); progress can be saved and resumed with a reference number
  3. The council considers the application and allocates funds as soon as possible if accepted
  4. Deliver the project and report on use of the grant; repay any unspent money

No deadline is published; about £20,000 is available in total this year, so applications are effectively open until funds run out.

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