Global Road Safety Partnership: Apply for Road Safety Grants Programme on Safer Vehicles

Deadline: 27 June 2017

The Global Road Safety Partnership is seeking proposals for the 12^th Round of its Road Safety Grants Programme on Safer Vehicles with an aim to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries.

Focus Issues

Advocating for improved national-level motor vehicle safety regulations. Some approaches might include:
- Increasing consumer awareness of and demand for vehicle safety
- Conducting political mapping and analysis of support and opposition
- Building a coalition of stakeholders to advocate for policy reform and implementation
- Engaging in media advocacy
- Communicating directly with policy-makers
Supporting the implementation of motor vehicle safety regulations. Some approaches might include:
- Increasing consumer awareness of and demand for vehicle safety
- Supporting a government-led effort to develop an implementation plan, which might include organizing a multi-sectoral coordinating committee; advocating for establishment and allocation of a budget that will ensure effective implementation.

Funding Information

Proposals can be submitted for grants up to a maximum amount of 40,000 Swiss francs (CHF) for a short-term, one-year or two-year project.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications addressing national level vehicle safety regulations reform and/or vehicle safety regulations implementation will be accepted from India and Mexico.
Governmental and non-governmental organizations based in India and Mexico can apply for grants within the following parameters:
- Governmental organizations with relevant authority over motor vehicle safety standards development and/ or implementation. Road police and military agencies are not eligible to apply.
- Non-governmental organizations (including but not limited to civil society organizations and educational institutions) with relevant advocacy experience on policy reform/and or its implementation.
Additionally,
- Applicants must be registered legal entities in the country of project delivery, capable of entering into contractual arrangements, receiving foreign funds, and assuming legal and financial obligations.
- Applicants cannot be recipients of financial support from alcohol, firearms, pornography, or tobacco industries.
- The Road Safety Grants Programme does not fund individuals.