Organisations and community groups with an interest in road safety should be sharpening their pencils as the Transport Accident Commission makes another $600,000 in grants available this year.
There are two categories, including a Road Safety Support Grant of up to $50,000 and Road Safety Collaboration Grant of up to $150,000.
Applications are now open and will close on Wednesday 2 April at 3pm via www.tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/community/grants/road-safety-grant-program
The grants are part of more than $1.1 billion being invested until 2028 in road safety initiatives to deliver Victoria's newly launched Road Safety Action Plan 2.
In 2024, six Victorian community groups and organisations received funding, sharing in $350,000 to support local road safety projects.
One of the recipients was Good Cycles, which received a $50,000 Road Safety Support Grant to develop an education program to support an equitable e-bike program for residents of social and affordable housing developments.
Programs selected support the goals of the Government’s Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021–2030, which aims to halve deaths and reduce serious injuries on roads by 2030.
Transport Accident Commission CEO Tracey Slatter said the community support is essential to creating a culture that prioritises road safety in Victoria.
“This program empowers community-based groups to identify and deliver road safety projects that cater to the specific needs and concerns of their communities,” she said.
Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne said the grants supported communities to identify road safety issues and find ways to make roads safer in their local areas.
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