Motability commits £50m to address challenges disabled people face when accessing transport
The charity Motability is launching six new grant programmes, committing £50 million in funding over the next three financial years to organisations across the UK who can help address the challenges that disabled people face when accessing transport.
The first four programmes – Community Transport, Wheelchair Sector, Active Travel and Research Grants, launched in April and June respectively. Motability is still actively encouraging charities and organisations to apply for funding for these programmes.
Motability, a national charity set up with the vision that no disabled person should be disadvantaged due to poor access to transportation, has announced the final two new programmes for the year – Travelling with Confidence and Reducing Barriers to Driving.
These are two key areas where our research and insight has shown that providing grant funding to other charities and organisations will have a great impact, helping disabled people right now to make the journeys they want to, while Motability continues its research and innovation work into longer-term solutions to make all transport accessible.
Barry Le Grys, Chief Executive of Motability said: “We are thrilled to be launching our final two new grant programmes for this year.
“Motability has historically been known for providing grants to Scheme customers, and whilst that is still an important and core part of our work, we are incredibly excited to be using our charitable funds to help even more disabled people.
“So many fantastic charities and organisations are already doing so much to help to address the challenges disabled people face when accessing transport and through our new grant programmes we want to enable them to enhance the lives of even more disabled people.
“We strongly encourage any organisation or charity that may be eligible for funding to visit our website and apply”.
The new Travelling with Confidence Grant Programme will provide funding for charities and organisations to help to alleviate the negative feelings and experiences currently felt by disabled people when making a journey via public transport. Charities and organisations can apply for grants from £100,000 to £1 million.
Through the new Reducing Barriers to Driving Grant Programme, Motability hope to help charities and organisations to improve and expand private transport options for disabled people and their families beyond the Motability Scheme. Charities and organisations can apply for grants from £100,000 to £3 million.
