The Road Safety Trust has announced the grant theme for the Autumn 2024 round is ‘Inequalities in Road Safety’, and they have just published the guidance notes so that organisations may start to plan their applications in advance of the 26 September opening.

The aim of the Autumn 2024 grant programme is ‘to bring to light areas of inequality and investigate ways they can be addressed to save lives and prevent injury on UK roads’.

The funding is for projects that address one or more of the following areas:

The impact of social determinants such as income and health and other demographic factors on local communities and their exposure to risk related to:

Illegal, dangerous and anti-social use of the roads, the effectiveness of current countermeasures and potential new methods for reduction
Rural areas and different age groups within such communities
Access to, and use of, technologies that make vehicles and roads safer

Road safety issues for children with SEN and/or disabilities; and the issues for their carers.
Improving the availability, quality and strategic use of demographic evidence and information, alongside other safety related evidence and information to support practitioners and policy makers in respect of road safety.

The Autumn round will be for both:

Small grants (£10,000 to £50,000) for practical projects or local pilots or trials.
Large grants (£50,001 to £300,000) for research-based projects, and the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative interventions.

Match funding is required, either cash or in-kind.

UK-based organisations (both public and professional associations), registered charities and university departments may apply for grants.

A supporting webinar, and 15 minute one-to-one sessions will be available closer to when the round opens.

Commenting, Road Safety Trust’s Chief Executive, Ruth Purdie OBE said:

“In this round we are interested in how the interplay of various interconnected factors, including human, vehicle, and environmental elements may give rise to inequalities in road safety.

“We are also interested in how practitioners and policy makers may be supported to address inequalities in road safety through following a safe system approach.”

The guidance notes are available now on the Trust’s website.

Applications will be accepted from 26 September to 1 November 2024.

For more information, please visit Road Safety Trust