People and Place Grant Fund
People and Place Grant Fund
The People and Place Grant Fund is for public bodies, charities or community organisations (note that local authorities are not eligible for this fund as they will receive funding via a different route) who have experience in delivering large sustainable transport behaviour change projects. The grant fund will support projects with a minimum value of £50,000.
To meet strategic active and sustainable behaviour change objectives across the region, we have a specific list of eligible projects – successful applications will need to achieve one of these interventions.
**This fund is open for applications. Scroll down to apply.**
Applications are now open for the People and Place Grant Fund.
To apply
Applications are made through our new online portal.
To apply for funding, you must first create an account. To do this:
- Enter your organisation’s email address under where it says ‘Log in or register’
- You will then be prompted to enter a 6 digit code which will be in an email sent to this email address. This can take a few minutes and sometimes goes to spam/junk folders.
- You will then be asked to provide the required details, including your name and organisation name.
- You will be asked to create a password and accept the portal’s terms and conditions. Please note you must agree to receive notification emails to receive updates on your application.
After activation, you can log in at any time to start, save, and submit your application(s). Before you apply, ensure you have read our .
The closing date for applications is 6 February 2026.
Application timeline
Pre-application support: 15 December 2025 – 12 January 2026
Applications open: 12 January 2026
Applications close: 6 February 2026
Decision in principle: w/c 2 March 2026
At this stage, it is anticipated that decisions will be issued in principle subject to confirmation of funding for the People and Place Plan from Transport Scotland and SEStran Board approval of the 2026/27 partnership budget.
Funded projects in 2025/26
Here is a list of all the projects we are funding this year:
| Project | Partner | Current Total Award | |
| City of Edinburgh Council P&P | City of Edinburgh Council | £1,041,079 | |
| Clackmannanshire Council P&P | Clackmannanshire Council | £154,000 | |
| East Lothian Council P&P | East Lothian Council | £216,324 | |
| Falkirk Council P&P | Falkirk Council | £132,319 | |
| Fife Council P&P | Fife Council | £619,485 | |
| Midlothian Council P&P | Midlothian Council | £131,200 | |
| Scottish Borders Council P&P | Scottish Borders Council | £411,280 | |
| West Lothian Council P&P | West Lothian Council | £122,696 | |
| Forth Valley College | Forth Valley College | £46,794 | |
| Rock up & Ride | Scottish Cycling | £63,360 | |
| Kids Bike Life | The Bike Station | £183,303 | |
| Wee Bike Library | The Bike Station | £127,107 | |
| Linlithgow Schools | FEL Scotland | £122,239 | |
| FEL Community | FEL Scotland | £115,214 | |
| FEL Schools | FEL Scotland | £410,756 | |
| Bio Quarter Sustainable Travel | The University of Edinburgh | £91,327 | |
| Transitioning to the Active Way | Transition Uni of St Andrews | £52,195 | |
| I Bike | Sustrans | £262,490 | |
| Behaviour Change Coord | Sustrans | £94,916 | |
| Cycle Access Fund | Cycling UK | £400,000 | |
| Connecting Communities (ELC) | Cycling UK | £119,786 | |
| Connecting Communities (Mid) | Cycling UK | £119,177 | |
| Healthy & Active Ways to Work | Greener Kirkcaldy | £144,659 | |
| Fife Access to Cycles | Greener Kirkcaldy | £160,000 | |
| Pop-up Hub | CoMoUK | £66,481 | |
| Walking Schools | Paths for All | £56,250 | |
| Walking Nation | Living Streets | £96,727 | |
| Programme Management | SEStran | £115,672 | |
| RTPI | SEStran | £50,440 | |
| Workplace Support | TravelKnowHow | £28,555 | |
| Knowledge Sharing | SEStran | £16,469 | |
| Comms & Marketing | SEStran | £23,000 | |
| Programme M&E | SEStran | £77,917 | |
| Bike Share | SEStran | £5,000 | |
