Deadline: 2-Jun-23
The Transport Accident Commission is pleased to announce a call for Expression of Interests (EOIs) to support community groups and organisations to develop and implement effective community-based road safety projects.
The Transport Accident Commission is a Victorian Government-owned organisation that promotes road safety and supports people who have been injured on roads.
Objectives
- Create a sense of shared responsibility for reducing road trauma within the Victorian community.
- Build and sustain meaningful relationships with community groups and organisations that will contribute to improved road safety outcomes.
- Empower communities to advocate for changes that will have positive road safety outcomes.
- Deliver evidence-based projects that have the potential to reduce and prevent road trauma.
Priority Areas
- Safe cars
- Vehicle safety technology can help prevent crashes and protect people if a crash does occur. By encouraging everyone to buy the safest car they can afford, the number of deaths and serious injuries on roads would reduce significantly.
- Safe travel speeds
- The human body can only withstand crash forces at or below 30km/h. Travelling at safe speeds is key to creating a safe road environment – particularly in high pedestrian areas such as around schools and residential streets, and on high-speed, low-volume rural roads.
- Safe roads
- Improving roads and safety infrastructure can help prevent crashes and reduce the severity of injuries if a crash does occur. Transforming intersections, introducing more roundabouts and other traffic calming infrastructure, and the creation of shared spaces all contribute to long-term road safety.
- Safe road users
- There are actions all can take to keep everybody safe. These include not speeding, wearing seatbelts, using child restraints, not using mobile phones, wearing helmets, and assisting young people to fully participate in the graduated licensing system.
- They acknowledge there are certain actions that community groups and organisations cannot address undertake themselves, such as implementing infrastructure or changing speed limits. However, what they can do is advocate, educate and raise awareness of the benefits of such actions. In doing so, they are contributing to a safer and more livable community.
Funding Categories
There are two categories of grants within the program. Applicants are welcome to submit one application per category. However, funding will only be offered for one project per round.
- Support Grants of up to $50,000
- These grants are available to support the planning and/or delivery of community road safety projects.
- Projects funded within this category are to be delivered within 12 months.
- Collaboration Grants of up to $150,000
- These grants are available to support the planning and delivery of larger community road safety projects.
- Applicants to this category will need to demonstrate how they intend to work in collaboration with the TAC to deliver their road safety project. This category involves an Expression of Interest (EOI) process.
- Successful applicants will be required to collaborate with the TAC Road Safety Team throughout the project to ensure the best possible road safety outcomes can be achieved.
- Projects funded within this category are to be delivered within 18 months.
Eligible Projects
- Are road safety focused and address a demonstrated road safety issue or need.
- Align to the grant program objectives.
- Are supported by evidence or principles which suggest they have the potential to reduce road trauma.
- Can be measured and evaluated.
- Where appropriate, reflect Safe System principles.
- Will either be discrete or sustainable without being reliant on continued TAC funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding, applicants must be financially viable and one of the following organisation types:
- Incorporated association
- Not-for-profit
- Charity
- Community trust
- Social enterprise
- In addition, the proposed project cannot have been previously funded by the TAC, and planned activities must be undertaken in Victoria.
- An auspice will be required if the applying organisation does not have an ABN or incorporation number. An auspice is an organisation that meets the eligibility criteria and takes financial responsibility for the funding.
For more information, visit Transport Accident Commission.