Grant News
Funding to Help Boost Local Communities (South West of England, Wales, London & Midlands)
Great Western Railway (GWR) is making grants of up to £50,000 available to support local communities and address areas of social need along the train operator’s network.
GWR are particularly interested in schemes that:
- benefit customers
- increase rail travel
- encourage carbon reduction
- connect communities, people, and places
- support economic growth
- promote inclusion and diversity
- educational programmes that support careers in rail or increase awareness and experience of public transport and rail safety.
Organisations that can apply include:
- charities
- community and voluntary groups
- local authorities
- schools
- colleges
- other not-for-profit organisations
The funding will support projects that benefit customers and open up rail travel to more communities by focusing on:
- inclusion and diversity
- engagement and education
- environmental benefit
- economic growth
- history and heritage
- making rail travel more accessible
The funding is made available through the GWR Customer and Community Improvement Fund which closes to applications on the 25th March 2024.
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8th March 2024