- New round of Road Safety Commission Community Initiative Grants open
- Road safety initiatives for drivers aged 17-29 the focus
- Sporting clubs and secondary schools encouraged to apply
Today the next round of the Road Safety Commission's (RSC) Community Initiative Grants opened.
These grants encourage community groups to deliver important road safety messages via events or community road safety projects.
Up to $160,000 in funding will be made available to not-for-profit organisations and community groups for:
- community-based events (up to $5,000); and
- community-based projects (up to $25,000).
In keeping with the RSC's efforts to promote positive driver behaviour amongst novice and inexperienced drivers, preference will be given to applications that outline outcomes and engagements with 17-29-year-olds.
This round the RSC will proactively target and encourage sport clubs and secondary schools to apply.
For more information on how to apply consult the RSC Community Grants portal at https://communityconnect.rsc.wa.gov.au/community-grants-portal
As stated by Road Safety Minister David Michael:
"A focus of the recent Road Safety Roundtable was young people and what we can do better to reach this cohort.
"I am therefore very happy that this round of grants is specifically targeted at the vulnerable 17- 29 age group, which is over-represented in the road trauma statistics.
"I also think it is a great initiative to target sporting clubs. We all know that, particularly in the regions, sport clubs are the lifeblood of the community and are ideal places to help deliver road safety messages.
"This year has been a bad year on our roads. The Government is investing record amounts of money into better roads, new technology, and innovative behaviour change campaigns but we also need the community to work with us to make our roads safer, to encourage safe driving choices by the young.
"This is why these grants are so important.
"I encourage all sporting clubs to think about what they can do to keep their members safe and look forward to hearing about the new ideas that these grants will generate."
