Department for Infrastructure: Rural Transport Fund
Archived
Community and neighbourhood development
Miscellaneous
Rural development
Transport, travel and tourism
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
Fermanagh and Omagh
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland
Large (over £60,000)
Medium (up to £60,000)
Overview
How the RTF helps
The RTF offers support through revenue funding for Rural Community Transport Partnerships that offer a range of complementary services to the public transport network for their members.
How the RTF achieve its objectives
Through means of a partnership between central government, the public and community transport sectors, the RTF seeks to provide solutions to the transport problems faced by many people living in rural areas.
The projects supported by the RTF are required to demonstrate that they fulfil some or all of the following criteria:
- target social need by improving rural peoples access to training or employment opportunities
- complement the work of other agencies involved in the development of rural communities
- support a wide range of community-based activities and have a broad base of community support
- encourage volunteering activity
Supporting the Community Transport Association
The RTF also provides financial support to the Community Transport Association (CTA) which offers training, advice and information to the community transport sector.