Applications for the Road Safety Awareness and Enablers Fund are now open.
The Federal Government is urging organisations with an interest in road safety education and awareness to apply for the fund.
The proposals can be for projects that will make a difference to road safety by reminding everyone who uses the road systems that there is a responsibility for keeping people safe on the road.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the fund would increase road safety awareness and education, contributing to the reduction of road trauma in Australia.
“The Federal Government takes road safety seriously, because one death and one crash on our roads is one too many,” Mr. McCormack said.
“Road safety enablers provide a key role in stimulating and supporting road safety action and communicating across consumer groups and the community.”
The funding will be rolled out through the initiative and other road safety grant projects over the next four years. It aims to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries occurring on Australian roads.
The Federal Government has committed $3.3 million of the Awareness and Enablers Fund to support road safety groups, including the Australasian College of Road Safety, the Australian Road Safety Foundation, Driver Reviver Australia, the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia, the Traffic Management Association of Australia and Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) Group in their valuable work.
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