Road Safety Trust’s Small Grants Programme for UK-based Registered Charities

Deadline: 20 December 2019

The Road Safety Trust is currently accepting applications for its Small grants programme 2019 that aims to improve road safety at a local level.

This grants programme supports strategic priority – Pilots which test.

The Trust is looking for measurable interventions that link to local priorities and show a proposed link to reducing casualties either directly or through clear interim measures. Eligible projects are pilots/trials, expanding successful trials across a new area, and/or the evaluation of interventions. Projects should have the potential for being brought to scale – with the ultimate goal of reducing deaths and injuries both locally and across the UK.

Objectives

The Trust is committed to funding projects which support the objectives of the grant programme which are to:

Generate new knowledge about what works
Translate ideas into new measures
Influence Road Safety Policy and Practice
Support partnership working or collaboration

Funding Information

The maximum project length under this grant programme is 24 months. The minimum amount that can be applied for is £10,000 and the maximum is £30,000 over two years in total. All projects should have other sources of funding, either cash or in-kind.
The total amount currently available under this funding round is £120,000 and the trust expects requests for funding to exceed the amount available. In making decisions, they will take a strategic approach so that a range of different types of project are funded that have the potential to improve road safety outcomes. All projects are expected to produce a report and describe how it will be shared and promoted.

Eligibility Criteria

Local Authorities, Police Forces, Fire and Rescue Services or UK-based registered charities, not-for-profit social enterprises or community interest companies can apply.

Criteria

Applications will be assessed against how well they meet the following criteria:

The project is for a pilot, trial or evaluation of a practical road safety intervention
Has a clear objective/purpose and a clear expression of who it is aimed at and how it will improve road safety for public benefit
Supports local priorities for casualty reduction
Supports the objectives of the grant programme
Has a clear method, plan and timeline
Demonstrates knowledge of relevant practice (eg. has it been trialled elsewhere and what were the results?)
Demonstrates knowledge of relevant regulations and guidance as appropriate
Outlines sound management of the project and experience of the project team and partners
Encompasses partnership working and collaboration
Details financial aspects and budget including additional sources of funding
Covers ethical and privacy issues