Great Yarmouth businesses have until Friday 14th December to apply for up to £5,000 which they can use to support employees to walk or cycle to work, or to otherwise reduce journeys to the workplace.
Applicants can be innovative with funding ideas, based on what will help support their business’s specific requirements and help support a move away from single occupancy car journeys.
Any organisation based in Great Yarmouth, including schools, can apply for this capital grants scheme. The funding can be used to implement or improve the physical fabric of the workplace, such as installing cycle storage, showers, or changing room facilities, to help overcome the practical barriers that employees can face when active commuting.
Other improvements such as installation of ICT and videoconferencing equipment that can help employees to work from home are also eligible.
Katie Tierney, Active Workplaces Project Officer at Active Norfolk, said “These workplace travel grants are designed to help local businesses capitalise on the benefits that active commuting can bring to employees like improved productivity, health and wellbeing. They can also support a reduction in pressure on local parking and reducing business travel costs. We’re encouraging businesses to get creative with the grant applications and think about what practical solutions would help more of their employees take up active commuting.”
For more information regarding the grants, or to apply, visit https://www.activenorfolk.org/workplace-travel-grant.
Applications must be received by Friday 14th December, and successful applicants will be announced by Wednesday 9th January 2019.
This Sustainable Travel Grant Scheme is provided by Active Workplaces, Active Norfolk’s workplace physical activity programme, and Pushing Ahead, a Department for Transport funded project that promotes walking and cycling in Norwich and Great Yarmouth.