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Apply for it

We have picked key areas which you can apply for services or find out more online. The services provided won't always be directly available through our main website. Where they are not, we will let you know where the link is about to take you to.

 

Jobs

Search and apply for jobs online (this link will take you to our dedicated Jobs website)

Education - school admissions, performance licenses and adult learning

School place - you can use our School Admissions Online facility. Before you apply, you may want to read our School Admissions arrangements for 2010.

Child performance licence - find out more from our Licence - child employment pages.

Disabled student allowance for part-time undergraduate and all postgraduate students. This information is provided by Directgov.

Adult and community education: Bedfordshire Adult & Community Learning have local offices located across the County and has a comprehensive Adult Learning Programme called ‘SPARK’ covering, Arts and Crafts, Literacy and Numeracy, Foreign Languages, IT, Lifestyle and Healthy Living and General Interest.

School - maintenance grant - for more information go to the EMA website which is provided by Directgov. 

Libraries

Join a library (this link will allow you to join via the Bedfordshire libraries website)

Search, request and renew - Your own personal library in your home (this link will allow you to search, request and renew books via the Bedfordshire libraries website)

Transport and streets

Skip permit (find out about costs and how to apply for a skip permit)

Adopting a road (find out about the procedure to adopt a road through Bedfordshire Highways)

Over 60s bus permit and disabled person's bus permit The National Concessionary Travel Scheme allows people aged 60 and over, or those with a qualifying disability, to travel on local buses free of charge anywhere in England.  

Grants

Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) - Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) (Maximum grant of £30,000) are available for works needed to help disabled persons remain independent and safe in their own homes.

Council Housing - Disabled People - Home Adaptions and Aids: If an occupational Therapist determines from an assessment that your disabilities meet the criteria then a Disabled Facilities Grant would be available to have the adaptations made to your home..

Grant Aid Eligibility - check which buildings are / are not eligible for funding.

Grants for Research and Development are designed to support research and development work on innovative products and processes. 

Neighbourhood Grant Scheme - Grants from £100 to £1,000 are available for Voluntary or Community Groups active in the three Priority Neighbourhoods of Downside, Parkside and Tithe Farm.

Grants for Voluntary & Community Groups - Grants are available under two categories to organisations that are based within Central Bedfordshire. Applications can be submitted under either the Lifestyle Scheme or General Community Projects. Grants of up to £10,000 are available.

Grants for Talented Individuals - Grants of up to £250 are available for Talented individuals living within Central Bedfordshire, not in full time employment, who have reached a high standard of achievement within their field with the potential to go further. All applications will be based on individual merit but should be for a specific project, event or competition and within the areas of either Arts or Sport.

Grants for Burial Grounds and Cemeteries - Town and Parish Councils within Central Bedfordshire are able to apply for a grant to help them to either replace or extend existing burial ground facilities, which have become full or are nearing that state.

Grant for Business Investment - The Grant for Business Investment (GBI), previously known as Selective Finance for Investment in England, is designed for businesses that are looking at the possibility of investing in their business, but need financial help to go ahead.

Business Link provides an on-line Grants and Support Directory, allowing you to search for potential support and funding for either starting up or business development.

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) offers a number of grants through its Finance for Innovation portfolio. These include:

Grant for Business Investment - the Grant for Business Investment (GBI) is designed for businesses that are looking at the possibility of investment but need financial help to go ahead.

Grant for Research and Development - Grants for Research and Development are designed to support research and development work on innovative products and processes.

Understanding Finance for Business - EEDA's Understanding Finance for Business programme will help you to identify the right type of finance for your business.

The Princes Trust Business Programme helps young people between the ages of 18 and 30 to explore and test their business ideas, start their own business or achieve alternative goals in education, training or work.

Information on Grants and Support Schemes can also be found on the Chamber website.

More advice, help and assistance for small and new businesses can be found on the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform website.

For information on the support available with doing business in Europe, visit our Doing business in Europe webpage.

Children and young people

Child performance licence - find out more from our Licence - child employment pages.

Disabled student allowance for part-time undergraduate and all postgraduate students. This information is provided by Direct.gov.

School - maintenance grant - for more information go to the EMA website which is provided by Directgov. 

Health and social care

For first time applications: 

*Disabled person's blue badge application form (application/pdf; 31kB) - you can download and print off this PDF document in order to complete at your leisure.

For renewals:

*Disabled person's blue badge renewal form (application/pdf; 29kB) - you can downland and print off this PDF document in order to complete at your leisure.