Road Safety Trust launches 2020 Grants Programme: funding available for road safety projects

Main Grants Programme
Written By Lynne Dickens

Due to the ongoing COVID19 situation, we cannot run our grant-giving programme at the current time. This includes the Technology theme which opened for applications in February and is now suspended until further notice. We will monitor the situation closely over the coming months and aim to re-introduce when it improves.

Today, public and private organisations, registered charities and not for profits can apply for a grant from the Road Safety Trust to explore how technology can reduce road offending and improve road safety.

In 2017 there were 1,793 reported fatalities on UK roads*. The Road Safety Trust is the largest road safety grant giver in the UK and funds vital research and practical interventions committed to reducing the number of people killed or injured on UK roads.

Since it was established in 2014, the Road Safety Trust has awarded grants worth £2.7m to 35 different projects. Grants are available for up to two or three years depending on the programme, and can range from £10,000 up to £200,000.

Motorway scene at sunset

Sally Lines, Chief Executive of Road Safety Trust said:

“Developing and emerging technologies have a huge impact on the way that we live. We want to use the 2020 grant scheme to really explore and benefit from the use of technology to improve road safety and in turn help us work towards our vision of zero deaths and serious injuries on UK roads.

“We would like to see a focus on the innovation that is happening throughout the UK and help fund in-vehicle, infrastructure or new technological applications or tools. We want to see funding applications that address a specific road safety problem and explain why it has been identified.”

The Road Safety Trust is the largest independent road safety grant giver in the UK and funds vital research and practical interventions committed to reducing the number of people killed or injured on UK roads.

The Major Grants Programme will be open for applications until 14 May. For more information and to apply for funding, click here.

*Statistics from the Department of Transport (DfT)

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