Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Quartet Community Foundation is inviting applications for the North Somerset Community Transport Grant to provide accessible, efficient and affordable transport to North Somerset residents with limited mobility, typically run by local volunteers in the community.
Quartet Community Foundation manages funding on behalf of individuals, companies, charitable trusts and statutory agencies. This enables them to make grants to charitable groups in the West of England.
Funding Information
- Maximum grant awarded: Between £20 – £500
Eligibility Criteria
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They recognise two types of community transport scheme:
- Community transport groups who operate with a section 19 or section 22 permit and provide fully accessible minibuses for a wide range of regular shopping trips, dial-a-ride, group hire and day trips.
- Car schemes run by volunteer drivers in their own vehicles, which provide a range of local trips but primarily provide access to medical appointments.
Criteria for Funding:
- Community transport groups and car schemes are expected to run themselves but they recognise that groups sometimes incur costs over and above their prepaid or ongoing running costs.
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They will consider applications for a funding contribution towards one or more of the following items:
- Insurance, including public liability insurance, such as an unexpected rise in insurance premiums
- Unplanned vehicle maintenance or other expenses
- Telephone or software installation/upgrades
- Unplanned building maintenance
- Blue badges application charges
- Specific promotional activity
- Training for drivers and other staff
- DBS checks for new drivers or staff
- New community projects or initiatives
- Any other unexpected expenditure
For more information, visit Quartet Community Foundation.
For more information, visit https://quartetcf.org.uk/grants/north-somerset-community-transport-grant/