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The Cycle Access Fund supports those least likely to have access to a bike by providing capital grants to organisations through five different funding strands.

It makes our communities safer and more pleasant by reducing short car journeys. Cycling UK knows that many people in Scotland experience barriers to accessing a cycle and, by offering our funding across different strands, they aim to tackle different barriers and help more people cycle.

The five funding strands are:

• Individual Bike Ownership: Funding for organisations that work with people who are struggling financially. This funding is designed to support individuals who would not be able to afford to buy a bike themselves.
• Shared Use: Funding for organisations to purchase cycles and equipment that enable cycle sharing schemes such as bike libraries, pool cycles, bike subscription schemes, loan cycles and bike share schemes. Successful applications should demonstrate how you will meet a particular need in your community, promoting inclusivity and supporting those who are least likely to have access to a cycle of their own.
• Recycle: Funding for bike repair organisations, and bike recycling centres, to repair cycles for donation to people that are financially struggling.
• Repair: Funding for bike repair organisations, bike recycling centres, and bike shops to repair cycles belonging to people that are financially struggling.
• Cycle parking and storage: Funding to purchase facilities for storing or parking cycles, or improvements to existing facilities, such as shelves, hooks or racks.

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Geographical areas funded: East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Clackmannanshire Falkirk Fife East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian West Lothian East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Argyll and Bute Shetland Scottish Borders

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital

Fund award sizes

Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Organisations whose work takes place in SPT, Sestran and ZetTrans. See funder website for map.

When to apply

The Cycle Access Fund accepts applications on a rolling basis throughout the year and is open for applications until the allocated funds for each RTP region are distributed. There is no formal deadline, but all successful applications must be reviewed and approved; and all funds distributed before 31 March 2027.

Next deadline: 31 Mar 2027

How to apply

Complete an application for your chosen funding strand(s) via the website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Transport Sport and physical activity Climate action

Beneficiaries funded: Economically/socially disadvantaged People in poverty

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