Active Travel Business Grants
We are offering Active Travel grants of up to £5000 to qualifying businesses. This funding will help to install active travel facilities to encourage staff and customers to walk, wheel, or cycle to access business premises in Kent.
About the grant
The maximum funding award for this grant is £5000. We will consider grants for smaller amounts. This is a pilot scheme with limited funding available for the 2025 to 2026 budget year only.
What the grant can be used for
You can use the funding from the grant for:
- cycle parking facilities and storage that meet minimum design standards for accessibility
- lockers and showers for staff
- pool bikes for staff
- electric hook-ups for e-bike charging
- innovative facilities to support staff and customers in walking, wheeling, or cycling to access the business
Application guidance
Who can apply
Your business must qualify as a:
- small business
- not-for-profit organisation
- NHS community facility such as a doctor’s surgery (not hospital sites).
Your business must have a site in Kent (not Medway) and employ at least 2 staff members.
Assessment of application
We will rank applications based on the current support provided by the employer for customers and staff to access the premises by walking, wheeling, or cycling. As well as the distance of the business to the highway network to support travel on foot or by bike.
Applications that include innovative behaviour change measures and match funding will be ranked more highly.
Essential criteria
As the applicant, you:
- must install any new facilities on land you own as an applicant, or with permission from the landowner
- cannot use the grant for associated costs such as lighting, planning permission, or legal costs
- are responsible for all ongoing maintenance
Apply
Apply for an Active Travel business grant
Applications opened at midday on the 26 August 2025. We expect to close the applications at midnight on the 24 October 2025.
If a sufficient number of high qualify applications are submitted before the closing date, we may close the application window earlier.
Email activetravel@kent.gov.uk if you have any questions about your application.
After you apply
We will assess your bid against:
- how well it meets the criteria
- our strategic priorities
- how effectively it will increase the proportion of walking, wheeling, and cycling active travel journeys linked to your Kent business location.
We will let you know the outcome of your bid by the end of October 2025. Payment of your grant award will be made following the submission of a work invoice by the 1 April 2026.
