Wheels in Motion development fund now open for applications
The council's Wheels In Motion Fund is inviting community groups, clubs and associations to roll out ideas encouraging people to get more physically active, and apply for funding awards of between £1,000 and £10,000.
The fund of £150,000 is available to eligible projects that help local people - particularly from under-represented groups - to get involved in cycling and wheeled sports. The funding is designed to encourage physical activity that supports health and social interaction benefits, and promote environmentally-friendly travel.
Administered by Glasgow Life - the charity which delivers culture and sport to enhance physical, mental and economic wellbeing in the city - the new fund ties in with the council's Cycling and Urban Sports Strategy and citywide work encouraging active travel, travel behaviour change, and cycling and urban sports.
The Wheels In Motion Fund seeks to build on the success of previous initiatives such as the Go Cycle Glasgow Fund - a 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships legacy project which created opportunities to encourage and enable local people to take up cycling for life. Community projects supported by Go Cycle Glasgow funding saw over 1,450 city residents of all ages taking up cycling to enjoy long-term health and wellbeing benefits.
Councillor Angus Millar, Glasgow City Council Convener for Climate and Transport, said: "We want to create a vibrant city where cycling and wheeled urban sports are accessible, inclusive, safe, and attractive to everyone. By removing barriers to participation, we can encourage Glaswegians to travel by bike for leisure or everyday journeys, and support more people to have a go at skateboarding or skating. This new fund will help tackle health inequalities and support our environmental ambitions by making it easier to travel around the city sustainably. I would encourage all eligible organisations with a project idea to apply for funding."
Bailie Annette Christie, Chair of Glasgow Life and City Convener for Culture, Sport and International Relations, said: "Embracing cycling and wheeled urban sport is so much more than sporting achievements alone. Increased participation in these activities offers individual health and wellbeing benefits, as well as supporting more sustainable transport choices. The Wheels In Motion Fund will help to support and grow the diverse range of cycling and wheeled urban sports cultures that already exist in the city, and by widening access to participation we will begin to see a more active population which is more reflective of the diversity of Glasgow."
Local, non-profit, organisations and groups involved in cycling and wheeled sports are requested initially to submit their project development proposals so they can be supported in submitting formal applications for funding.
Roll Out Your Idea:
Organisations are being encouraged to 'Roll Out Your Idea' by Monday, 3 February 2025. They will then be supported by Glasgow Life's sports development team to complete a funding application by Monday, 17 February 2025.
Visit the Wheels in Motion webpage for further information.
The fund supports projects increasing participation, particularly for under-represented groups, in cycling and wheeled urban sports. The funding is designed to achieve outcomes for the following city strategies:
Eligible projects can apply for awards between £1,000 and £10,000.
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