As community transport providers, you play a pivotal role in ensuring the accessibility, well-being, and inclusivity of your communities through the transport you provide but none of it can be done without proper funding. 

The National Lottery

The National Lottery is a major investor in community projects throughout Northern Ireland, providing grants ranging from £300 to over £500,000 to support organisations from small local groups to large national charities. The National Lottery offers several funding programmes, including:

Community Transport (CT) operators play a vital role in ensuring the accessibility, well-being, and inclusivity of your communities through the transport and wider support you provide. 

In today’s challenging financial climate, it can be increasingly difficult to manage your income streams and ensure your services are sustainable, so we’ve highlighted here some sources of additional funding and support that we think are worth exploring. 

Funding is a significant challenge for Scotland’s Community Transport sector. 

We know that a highly fragmented and competitive funding landscape can be difficult to navigate. We want to make sure you have the advice, information and support you need to identify, apply for and secure essential funding.

Here we summarise some of the major funders of Community Transport operators in Scotland today, as well as other potential sources of support and new ideas to consider to raise revenue:

Country Specific Funding Support

Here you will find links to funding advice, specific to each of the four CTA countries. Please scroll down to select your country.

A helping hand with CT questions. 

On this page you can find a list of some of our most frequently asked questions. 

The information is provided for organisations that hire, own, or operate minibuses (9 to 16 passenger seats plus driver) or MPVs (less than 9 passenger seats) as part of their activities.

The information in the FAQs is available to everyone, but some answers may link to more in-depth information that is only accessible to members of the CTA.

What is the CTA Advice Service?

The Community Transport Association provides the UK’s only specialist advice and support service to groups and organisations delivering community-led transport in the UK.  We do this by directly providing support and information on a wide range of topics, such as permits and licencing regulations, driver training, and operations, and by connecting with and signposting to other relevant agencies.

On this page you can find our Advice Resources. 

These are in-depth documents and guides which cover a wide range of topics relating to the operation of community transport. If you need more information, or if you can’t find the information you’re looking for, you can call CTA’s Advice Service on 0345 130 6195 or take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page. 

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