Customer and Community Improvement Fund 2026/27
Our Customer and Community Improvement Fund for the financial year 2026/27 is closed to bids.
Please note this fund is the only source of community investment that we have as a business and if you would like to be added to our distribution list for further information regarding bidding opportunities, please email community.fund@gwr.com.
Our Customer and Community Improvement Fund supports small and medium rail related projects that address an area of social need that can be completed over the course of the financial year.
We are particularly interested in schemes that:
- benefit customers
- increase rail travel
- celebrate and educate on GWR rail heritage
- encourage carbon reduction and mode shift
- connect communities, people, and places
- support economic growth
- promote inclusion and diversity of the rail industry
- education programmes that support careers in rail
- education programmes that increase awareness and experience of public transport and rail safety