A total budget of £100,000 is on offer for rural transport schemes that improve connectivity in harder to reach places within the South West. Peninsula Transport and Western Gateway (strategic Sub-national Transport Bodies, STBs) have joined forces to offer the funding for pilot transport schemes in rural areas.
Your project needs to address one of the following six challenges:
- How can rural transport be made more operationally sustainable in the long term?
- How can the Net Zero challenge be met in rural areas?
- How can rural mobility be more equitable for residents and visitors?
- How can accessing daily needs be made more affordable for residents and visitors?
- How can the needs of rural communities be met more locally?
- How can tourism-related mobility become more sustainable?
Pilots can be submitted by different sectors including local authorities, other public sector organisations, businesses and charities or community organisations.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Funding for innovative transport projects that trial new approaches to improving rural mobility in the South West
Application deadline:
5 October 2025