Cycling UK Reopens Big Bike Revival Grants Programme for Summer 2024 (England)

Cycling UK is offering grants of up to £3,500 for voluntary and community cycle groups across England to deliver projects and activities that:

• Encourage people who don’t cycle to cycle.
• Encourage people to cycle more often.
• Increase short cycling trips.
• Improve the perception of cycling safety.
• Improve people’s confidence to cycle.

For the Summer 2024 funding round, there is a focus on encouraging partners to inspire participants to return to subsequent events, to help sustain increases in cycling, and to help make a much bigger difference through Big Bike Revival.

The Big Bike Revival Grants Programme will support events and activities that use the ‘fix-learn-ride’ model to provide sessions for people groups that are underrepresented in cycling, such as:

• Women.
• People on low incomes.
• People who suffer from poor mental health.
• People who are not meeting physical activity guidelines.
• People who are lacking confidence.
• Unemployed people.
• Military veterans.
• People who are experiencing substance abuse.
• Ethnic minorities.
• Refugees and asylum seekers.
• People who are experiencing transport poverty.

Funding can be used for costs including but not limited to:

• Staff costs.
• Volunteer expenses, such as refreshments and travel.
• Equipment purchases, including tools, bikes, bike parking, locks, helmets, high-vis jackets, and pumps.
• Equipment hiring, including cones, high-vis jackets, helmets, or bikes.
• Consumables, including brake pads, inner tubes, cables, lubricant, or small parts.
• Venue hires or location fees.
• Participant refreshments such as reasonable drinks and snacks.
• Promotion costs.
• Transport, including transportation of goods to and from the event location.
• Personal Protection Equipment.

Funding is for activities delivered between 29 March 2024 and 31 October 2024.