North East Forum on Ageing

Motability Foundation

The Foundation is providing £50 million in funding this year through its six grants programmes:

  • Active Travel grants of £400,000 to £4 million for projects which expand access to quality and affordable travel equipment and journeys, and ensure disabled people have the same opportunities to make decisions about how they travel in the UK.
  • Community Transport grants of £100,000 to £4 million for projects which develop, expand and improve community transport options for disabled people in the UK.
  • Reducing Barriers to Driving grants of £100,000 to £2 million for projects which improve and expand private transport options for disabled people and their families in the UK.
  • Research grants of £50,000 to £1 million to undertake research to help better understand the problems that disabled people face in the transport system and to how they can be solved.
  • Travel with Confidence grants of £100,000 to £1.5 million for projects which develop, expand and improve confidence in making journeys and active travel for disabled people.
  • Wheelchair Sector Grant Programme grants of £100,000 to £4 million for projects which make immediate impact for disabled people, by improving and expanding their access to good quality wheelchairs in the UK.

The Foundation is asking charities and organisations interested in applying to any of their six grant programmes to submit their Stage One application by 8th October 2024.

There will be a new application round in 2025.

Information on the application window will be provided when it becomes available.

Website: https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk/charitable-grants/

For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact the following:

  1. Grants Team
    Motability Foundation
    Warwick House
    Roydon Road
    Harlow
    Essex
    CM19 5PX
    Tel: 0800 500 3186
    Email: GrantstoOrganisations@motabilityfoundation.org.uk