National Road Safety Action Grants Program

Overview

This grant opportunity was announced as part of the 2023-24 Budget to provide non-infrastructure grants to help implement the National Road Safety Action Plan 2023-25 with a focus on five key areas of activity. This grant opportunity has five streams, however streams 1 Community Education and Awareness and 2 Vulnerable Road Users have already closed. Stream 3 – First Nations Road Safety - applications close 11.30pm (ACT Time) 5 May 2024 The aim of this funding stream is to fund projects that will deliver local solutions for First Nations communities, and also support culturally relevant messaging. Activities could include, but are not limited to, improving access to culturally appropriate road safety education, young driver training activities, support for First Nations peoples to obtain a driver’s licence, community group activities that improve road safety outcomes or education campaigns with relevant road safety messages. Stream 4 – Technology and Innovation - applications close 11.30pm (ACT Time) 31 March 2024 The aim of this funding stream is to: examine and conduct research into the effectiveness of new road and vehicle safety technologies. fund projects to deliver new road safety technologies, innovations or initiatives. Stream 5 – Research and Data - applications close 11.30pm (ACT Time) 31 March 2024 The aim of this funding stream is to: fund projects that will extend or develop national road safety research and data capabilities. collate new, or analyse existing data to identify emerging trends in fatal or serious injury crash causation, types of crashes, vehicle types in crashes or any other innovative uses of data that could lead to a reduction in fatalities or serious injuries nationally. examine and conduct research into fatal and serious injury road crash causation and/or prevention methods to lead to a reduction in fatalities and serious injuries.