Deadline: 28-Jul-21
Applications are now open for the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) Local Government Grant Program to encourage Victorian local government’s to improved road safety issues in their local communities as laid out in the Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030.
The TAC and the road safety partners recognise the important role Local Governments play in road safety and they are key contributors to achieving road safety targets across the State. Local Governments are well-placed to identify specific problems, especially for walking and cycling, and to develop and implement solutions.
This grant program provides funding opportunities for Local Governments to support projects that have the potential to reduce, and where possible eliminate, the likelihood of death and serious injury for pedestrians and cyclists in their local area.
Funding Categories
- Analysis – Grants of up to $30,000 (ex.GST)
- These are available for the investigation of pedestrian and cyclist road safety issues and/or the development of speed management and infrastructure treatment concepts which consider the Safe System Principles in addressing these issues.
- Analysis projects should include community engagement activities and form the support and design for potential road safety infrastructure treatments.
- Infrastructure – Grants of up to $100,000 (ex. GST) with conditional 1:1 contributions from the Local Government.
- These are available for the implementation of low-cost road safety infrastructure solutions and/or the trialling of innovative new road safety infrastructure solutions that aim to reduce the likelihood and severity of fatal and serious injury crashes for pedestrians and cyclists.
- Road safety infrastructure projects must:
- Be supported by a community engagement activity plan and/or evidence of existing community support for the project.
- Be aligned to sound research and/or established road safety design principles and safety treatments.
- Identify how the project will eliminate, or will come close to eliminating, the risk of severe crashes for pedestrians and cyclists in the local area.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a Victorian Local Government; it is permissible for the Local Government to be in partnership with one or more external bodies in the conduct of the project. However, the Local Government must be the lead agency in the application.
- The application must be primarily focused on road safety issues relating to cyclists and/or pedestrians
- The applicant must provide evidence of current public liability and professional indemnity insurance.
For more information, visit https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/community/grants/local-government-grants?drop=2
