This grant is available to not-for-profit groups or organisations in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, supporting projects that deliver positive value, lasting benefits, and a meaningful legacy for local people, communities, the environment, or the economy.

Closing date:1 August 2025, 11:59pm (Midnight)

National Highways A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvements social value fund is open to all non-for-profit groups or organisations in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, supporting initiatives that deliver positive value, lasting benefits, and a meaningful legacy for local people, communities, the environment, or the economy.

The £1.7 million Social Value Fund welcomes a wide range of proposals, offering grants between £15,000 and £200,000. To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate that their project or initiative is located near the proposed route and meets at least one of the following criteria: 

• Economic prosperity – investing in new skills, jobs, supply chains and delivering improvements in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire  
• Improving the environment – making sustainable decisions that conserve natural resources and enhance ecosystems  
• Community wellbeing – addressing health-related issues and improving connectivity, amenities, education, and heritage programmes for communities  
• Equality, diversity, and inclusion – supporting the creating of a more equal society by increasing opportunities for under-represented group 

With this fund, National Highways hopes to leave a positive legacy in the area that transcends asphalt, steel and concrete.

Further information can be found on the GOV.UK website.

You can find out more about how the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet roundabout is progressing.