The Road Safety Trust launches new funding round

The Road Safety Trust’s Autumn 2025 Small Grants programme will officially launch tomorrow (Tuesday 23 September) with funding being provided for potentially life-saving initiatives.

Grants of between £10k-£50k are available to help fund practical research projects and interventions that will make a positive impact on the safety of our roads.

For the first time, the Trust is implementing a new two-stage application process, which will offer early feedback to applicants and guidance for those invited to submit full bids.

The programme opens on 23 September for initial ‘Expressions of Interest’ – with applicants able to submit details of their proposed projects or interventions before the closing date of Wednesday 29 October.

Applicants will be informed by mid-November whether they have been invited to the full application stage and will have until 12 December to submit their applications. We aim to confirm decisions by early February.

The Autumn 2025 Small Grant Programme is an ‘open round’ – meaning that bids can address a broad range of road safety issues.

Louise Palomino, Grants and Impact Director at The Road Safety Trust, said: “We are pleased to be relaunching our Small Grants Programme with a new two-stage process aimed at making applying for our funding more accessible.

“We look forward to receiving high quality applications with the aim of reducing harm on UK streets and roads.”

Applications are welcome from UK-based organisations only, with public sector bodies, professional associations, registered charities and university departments among those encouraged to apply.

Guidance and application materials to assist applicants with their prospective bids are now available on our website, as well as a link to ‘apply’ which will become accessible once the programme officially launches on 23 September.

22 September 2025