Wheels In Motion Development Fund

To increase opportunities for Cycling and Wheeled Urban Sports in Glasgow.

The following are priority areas for Wheels in Motion:

• To increase opportunities for Cycling and Wheeled Urban Sports, especially in areas of Multiple Deprivation.
• To increase participation across all ages, with a priority being children and young people.
• To encourage under-represented groups, particularly women and girls, to
  participate.
• To expand opportunities for people with various abilities, including those with
  disabilities.

The fund supports not-for-profit organisations in Glasgow.

Applicants should understand the need of communities and commit to delivering cycling and wheeled urban sports that are aligned with the fund’s priorities.

Some examples of the organisations we want to work with:

• Voluntary sports clubs
• Not for profit community groups
• Charities
• Youth clubs
• Women’s groups
• Disability organisations
• Friends of Parks
• Ethnic Minority
  groups
• School Parent Councils
• Groups supporting low-income communities

We must evaluate any organisation that applies to give us the confidence we need to distribute public money for the purpose it was intended.

Your organisation will be asked to provide:

• Evidence of your organisation’s governance arrangements.
• Evidence of an organisational bank account.

We also have an expectation that all applicants have:

• Appropriate safeguarding and vulnerable groups policy and procedures.
• Appropriate insurance cover for their activities.

The fund will support a wide range of project costs to increase participation in cycling and wheeled urban sports.

Although not exhaustive the fund will cover costs such as:

• Equipment: Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, and other gear.
• Storage: Secure facilities for equipment.
• Safety equipment: Helmets, lights, and locks.
• Training: Programmes for participants, coaches, and volunteers.
• Personnel: Funding for staff and volunteers.
• Project Running Costs: Essential operational expenses.

Developing a project can be daunting and time consuming.

The Wheels in Motion Fund wants to support applicants through the process by providing support at an early stage.

We are asking applicants to ‘Roll Out Your Idea,’ to allow the project to be assessed for suitability. A link officer will then be assigned to provide feedback and advice before a full online application is submitted.

Complete a ‘Roll Out Your Idea’ form below, then a member of our team will be in touch to discuss your idea and signpost you to the next steps of the process.

We will assess whether your project delivers on the fund priorities based on the
following three areas:

1. Why is your project needed?
Tell us about your community and why the people within it need this project.

2. What difference will your project make?
How will the people in your community benefit from the activities in your project?
Include an outline of what you want to do.

3. How will your project happen?
Explain how the project will be delivered, who you will make links with, and the
timescales involved. Tell us how you will keep the project going in the future.

How will we make decisions on funding?

We will make decisions on which projects will receive support based on the information applicants provide during the application process.

Decisions will focus on an organisation’s ability to demonstrate that a project will deliver against the Wheels in Motion Fund priorities.

All eligible applications will be considered and assessed against our funding criteria. The information is gathered from the questions you answered in the
application.

If you have a project that demonstrates impact against our priorities but is not
eligible, it is possible that we will not be able to provide funding.

However, if there are practical problems that can be solved, we will offer advice or other potential options where possible.

We know there will be lots of great projects that will be developed but, unfortunately, we may not be able to fund all the applications.

The opportunity to Roll Out Your Idea will open on Monday 6th January 2025 and close on Monday 3rd February.

Full applications must be submitted by Monday 17th February 2025.

After the submission deadline for full applications, the Wheels in Motion
funding panel will review the received applications and make the final funding
decisions.

The panel will include representatives from Glasgow Life and
Glasgow City Council’s Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability
(NRS).

Decisions on whether applications have been successful will be
communicated by Monday 10th March.

Please note: Additional funding rounds may take place depending on the allocation of funds from the initial round.

The fund is unable to support the following:

• Projects or activities taking place outside of the Glasgow City Council boundary.
• Projects or activities that have started or involve any retrospective costs.
• Funding will not be provided for the same project or specific activities
  already supported by another funder.
• Capital costs.
• Long term project running costs

Unfortunately, we are also unable to accept applications from:

• Individuals
• Sole traders
• For-profit organisations
• Not-constituted groups
• National Governing Bodies
• Schools
• Organisations based outside the City of Glasgow boundary.

We would encourage any of these types of organisations to work in partnership
with an eligible organisation to access the fund.

In line with our funding principles, the evaluation and reporting of projects will be proportionate with the level of funding provided.

All projects will be asked to gather information on participants such as age, gender, and home postcode, as well as the number of people involved throughout activities. This can be easily done as part of the registration process at the beginning of the project.

All projects will be expected to gather the impact on individuals through case studies as well as providing photos or videos of your project in action.

Our aim is that the learning from the projects will be used to inform future initiatives, therefore all projects will be asked to comment on the challenges they faced, the approaches they took to overcome them, and the successes achieved.

You may be asked to take part in a short telephone interview or focus group to
allow us to find out more about your project. All findings will be used to help get
more people participating in cycling and wheeled urban sports in communities
across the city.