More than £500,000 of funding has been made available for community and not-for-profit groups in London to encourage people of all backgrounds to walk and cycle.
The funding is available through two grant schemes, the first of which aims to address barriers to walking and cycling amongst traditionally underrepresented groups.
Funded by Transport for London (TfL) in partnership with The London Marathon Charitable Trust, the Walking and Cycling Grants London programme can provide up to £10,000 over three years to successful applicants.
Applicants to this scheme will be judged on the potential of their idea to benefit the local community and boost walking and cycling levels.
The second scheme seeks to encourage smaller community groups who may have been inspired to walk and cycle more over the past year to continue to do so.
The Community Ideas Grant scheme has been developed by TfL and Groundwork London, with support from The London Marathon Charitable Trust.
It is designed to help to kickstart smaller projects that are based on previous successes in other communities.
Groups will be able to find ideas by browsing former projects on the Community Ideas Hub, and then apply for funding of up to £5,000 to replicate these in their local community.
Potential applicants will get help and support along their application process and while they deliver their projects.
Applications for both grants are now open and can be accessed at wcgl.london. The application window for both grant programmes is open for six weeks until 5pm on 10 September.
TfL says enabling more people to walk and cycle is an important part of boosting Londoners’ wellbeing and mental health as the Capital recovers from the pandemic.
Will Norman, London’s walking and cycling commissioner, said: “I’m delighted that community groups can now benefit from our grants that are enabling Londoners of all backgrounds to walk and cycle.
“By showing Londoners that walking and cycling are convenient, easy and fun ways to get around, we can improve their health and quality of life, as well as reducing toxic air pollution – improving our city for everyone.”
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