About

Tactran is the regional transport partnership for Tayside and Central Scotland. We administer the Tactran People and Place Programme across Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, and Stirling. The programme provides targeted support to projects promoting active and sustainable travel. 

People and Place Fund

The People and Place programme is structured at four levels: –

Community – Focused on small-scale projects delivered by grassroots organisations. Projects under £25,000.

Authority – Similarly available to social and third sector organisations, for projects linked to identified priorities at an local authority level. It is noted that the local authority fund is not intended for local authority use specifically, but rather to deliver projects at a local authority level (scale). Projects between £50,000 and £120,000.

Locality – Focused on priority interventions at local levels, delivered by experienced organisations in the social and third-sectors. Projects between £50,000 and £120,000.

Regional – The regional fund is focused on complex and multi-authority projects. Projects between £70,000 and £150,000.

The programme does not exclude applications from commercial companies, nor from councils, but is anticipated to be focused around local, social and third-sector organisations in the main. Community funds are reserved for smaller scale grassroots groups, social enterprises, clubs, and associations with a direct interest in the community they serve.

The programme is focused on four themes: 

  • Schools and young people, 
  • Workplaces, 
  • Accessibility and inclusion, and 
  • Capacity and capability. 

Regional Fund Projects

Follow the same delivery partner structure as for authority and locality fund projects, but are:

  • Regional in nature e.g.: include multiple localities, Local Authorities, and/or more than one RTP.

Authority & Locality Fund Projects

Projects focused on geographic locations defined as localities, towns,  and villages.

  • Includes active and sustainable travel, focused on individual priority outcomes.

Community Fund Projects

The People and Place Community Fund Grant funds smaller projects, that support people to increase their use of active and/or sustainable transport modes.  Projects are intended to:

  • Increase the proportion of active and sustainable journeys in the region
  • Increase awareness of the benefits of active and sustainable travel to encourage future behaviour change
  • Increase knowledge and the use of active and sustainable travel modes among underrepresented groups in the region who might face additional barriers
  • Collaborate with delivery partners to strengthen capacity and capability in active and sustainable travel