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Road safety projects announced
The Road Safety Trust has awarded funding to four organisations across the UK through its small grants programme to help improve road safety.
Projects dedicated to improving road safety announced
The Road Safety Trust has awarded approximately £120k funding from its Autumn 2021 Small Grants round to five organisations across the UK to help improve road safety.
Fitness to Drive launched as The Road Safety Trust 2022 Main Theme Grants Programme
Road safety funding for public and private organisations, registered charities, university departments and not for profits, has been announced and will open in September 2022.
Funding announced for road safety projects
Funding for public and private organisations, registered charities and not for profits, has been announced. Grants are available for projects that explore how technology can reduce road offending and improve road safety.
£300k Funding for road safety projects announced
Road Safety Trust, a charity dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, will open its Small Grants Plus Programme to applications on 15 September for five weeks.
£120k funding awarded to improve road safety at local level
The Road Safety Trust, a charity dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, has awarded £120,000 funding to six organisations across the UK to help improve road safety at a local level.
Funder statement on Covid
The Road Safety Trust recognises that the Covid-19 outbreak is an exceptional event that will have an impact on organisations and individuals all around the UK, including those we have awarded funding to and those who were hoping to submit applications.
Road Safety Trust launches 2020 Grants Programme: funding available for road safety projects
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.
2020 main grants theme
As an independent grant giving Trust we are dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world. We focus on funding projects that protect vulnerable road users, in particular, young and older drivers, pedestrians, pedal cyclists and motorcyclists.
£120K new funding for road safety projects announced: our Small Grants Programme launched today
Charities, local authorities and community groups are today being urged to apply for a new grant fund aimed at improving road safety.
Priority funding themes for 2019 and 2020 announced
Following consultation with the sector, the theme chosen for this year is ‘Innovative traffic calming and provision for vulnerable road users’. For 2020 the theme will be ‘How can technology be used to reduce road offending and promote safe driving?’.
The Road Safety Trust showcase event
On 17 May 2018, the Road Safety Trust held an event to showcase five of the projects it has funded since the Road Safety Trust started its grant-giving programme in 2016.