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The Community Transport Small Grants Fund is for new or improved community transport initiatives and other measures which improve access to services and facilities in Wiltshire and Swindon. Grants are available up to £1,000.

Supported by Wiltshire County Council, Swindon Borough Council and the four District Councils, the fund supports local community projects which help people without access to transport to get around.

Projects up to the value of £250 can apply for 100% of the cost of a project from the fund. (Applications over £250 will need to contribute 25% of the value of a project – eligible ‘match funding’ includes support from own funds, other grants or ‘in-kind’ contributions.)

If you have a project up to £1,000 in value which meets the broad objectives below, you would be welcome to apply to the fund.

Projects are invited to apply that either:

- Develop new initiatives that would make it easier for people to access and reach the services and facilities they need and vice versa or

- Improve the service, facilities, equipment or running of existing community transport schemes or

-  Make existing community transport groups more effective in meeting passenger needs

Examples of projects include:

• Development of new transport services which can become self-sustaining
• Minibus equipment
• Community minibus schemes that offer new/improved services
• Training of minibus drivers through accredited schemes.
• Publicity to advertise community transport services
• Costs towards mobile services and/or facilities
• Schemes which bring services closer to people (e.g. internet)
• Research of local transport needs
• Contributory costs of recruiting volunteers/staff

Follow this link for the guidelines to this fund. (pdf file - 15kb)