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Community investment

GWR are delighted to announce we will soon be inviting bids to our Customer and Community Improvement Fund for the financial year 2024/25.

The fund will open to bids on Monday 26 February 2024 and close to bids at 23:59 on Monday 25 March 2024.

Our Customer and Community Improvement Fund is designed to support small and medium rail-related projects that can be completed over the course of the 2024/25 financial year.

We are particularly interested in schemes that:

  • benefit customers
  • increase rail travel
  • encourage carbon reduction
  • connect communities, people, and places
  • support economic growth
  • promote inclusion and diversity
  • educational programmes that support careers in rail or increase awareness and experience of public transport and rail safety.

Bids must be related to the railway and proposals that don’t relate in some way will not be considered.

Please see more information, including bid criteria and eligibility, in our fund guidance below:

You can submit your application through the online portal below until 23:59 on Monday 25 March 2024.

Submit your application

We will also be accepting submissions in video or audio format. If you would like to apply in video or audio format, or have any questions, please email us at Community.Fund@GWR.com.