Motability grants
Motability Foundation's general funding rounds for organisations are currently closed; it also runs research grants of £50,000 to £1 million and means-tested individual grants for Motability Scheme customers.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
The Motability Foundation facilitates the relief and assistance of disabled people in connection with providing them with personal or other transportation. Its website states that its organisation grants funding rounds are currently closed. Separately, it runs Research Grants of £50,000 to £1 million, available at any point over the next three years, for charities and organisations researching accessible transport, including research centred on disabled people's voices and work that develops or expands existing accessibility research. It also provides a small number of means-tested individual grants each year to people most in need of financial help to use the Motability Scheme, specifically for Motability Scheme customers. In the most recent year on record it made £23,477,000 in grants to organisations and £65,098,000 to individuals, from an income of £54,191,000.
What they fund
Motability Foundation funds disability-related transport support, including research into accessible transport.
Who and where
It supports disabled people and organisations working on transport accessibility across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Motability says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“These grants support other charities and organisations to develop and expand on existing research for existing transport accessibility solutions.”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Research Grants →
“research centred on disabled people's voices, which we know has not had much funding or support in the past.”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Research Grants →
“always focused on delivering as much impact as possible.”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Our funding →
Who they say they'll fund
“Motability Scheme-related grants provide financial help, to Motability Scheme customers”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Individual grants →
“if the charity or organisation applying: does research in accessible transport”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Research Grants →
“Each year, we provide a small number of means-tested grants to people most in need of financial help to use the Scheme.”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Individual grants →
Grant sizes they mention
“Charities and organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 to £1 million at any point over the next three years.”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Research Grants →
How they say to apply
“Our funding rounds are currently closed.”
Source: motabilityfoundation.org.uk — Organisation grants | Motability Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To facilitate the relief and assistance of disabled persons in connection with the provision to the beneficiaries of personal or other transportation.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
Is Motability Foundation currently accepting applications from organisations?
Its website states that its organisation grants funding rounds are currently closed.
What research grants does it offer?
Research Grants of £50,000 to £1 million, available at any point over the next three years, for charities and organisations researching accessible transport, including research centred on disabled people's voices.
Who can get an individual grant?
A small number of means-tested grants each year, for Motability Scheme customers most in need of financial help to use the Scheme, not disabled people generally.
How much does it give overall?
In the most recent year on record it made £23,477,000 in grants to organisations and £65,098,000 to individuals.
How do I apply?
Apply for a Research Grant via the foundation's website at any point over the next three years; its organisation grants funding rounds are currently closed. Check the funder's own website (www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 299745) for current guidance, as its funding rounds and processes can change.
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