Government launches £2m grant scheme to help make transport 'greener and safer'

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The grant scheme has seen around £6m funding handed out to date
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The grant scheme has seen around £6m funding handed out to date

Transport Research and Innovation Grant aims to support innovations making road, rail and maritime greener and safer, according to Department for Transport

Start-ups and universities are being invited to apply for government grants of up to £30,000 to fund innovations that aim to make road, rail and maritime transport "greener and safer", the Department for...

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