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National Park Travel Grant
Traveling can be expensive. To help schools and groups experience the great outdoors in the National Park we are offering an Engagement Travel Grant, covering up to 75% of total transport costs, up to a maximum award of £250, based on the number of funding criteria met.
Grant payments will be limited to one grant award per school/group in any one financial year. Payments will be capped depending on overall funding availability. Applications must be received before a visit has taken place.
Eligibility
A few simple criteria need to be met in order for funding to be awarded:
- The grant can be used for transport costs to and from your school or group’s meeting place to the National Park and the costs of accessing Inchcailloch for outdoor learning and engagement activities.
- Engagement travel grant applications are welcome for visits to the National Park only. We do not award grant funds for visits where a charge has incurred for a service or session delivery.
- The activity applied for should where applicable:
- Raise awareness and understanding of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
- Involve the National Park Ranger Service where possible
- Help deliver Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning experiences or focus on Nature Connections and health & wellbeing outcomes for non-school groups.
- Applicants must be either a school within Scotland (within and out with the National Park) or groups and intermediaries who support and work with people experiencing marginalisation or are underserved.
Priority will be given to schools and groups from areas of multiple deprivation and those who have not visited the National Park (or worked with the Ranger Service) previously.
Payments
- Payments will only be made to the School/Group applying for funding support and not to any third party (e.g. coach hire companies)
- Payments will be made by BACS transfer directly to the account you have provided with your application
- Proof of costs must be provided either as a written quote or pro-forma invoice from the company or submission of travel fares (e.g. rail/bus tickets) with copy of final invoice submitted once visit has taken place
- Applicants must complete a short evaluation response summarising the impact the grant made to enabling equitable access to the National Park.