The ACT Road Safety Fund was established in July 2015 to fund projects and initiatives related to road safety research and education and road trauma prevention, in support of the Government’s road safety strategy.

Terms of Reference

The Fund’s terms of reference [PDF 77KB] provides that the Fund will conduct an annual grants program and will provide funding to:

• road safety awareness activities including public awareness campaigns,
• encourage and promote road safety education in the ACT community;
• promote and stimulate research and investigation on road safety issues, and the implementation of accident and injury counter measures, especially in the area of accident prevention and injury minimisation;
• support or facilitate the construction of any physical improvements to any land in the Territory to promote road safety, for example road safety audits, feasibility studies and research into road design and construction; and
• aid in the establishment of initiatives aimed at rehabilitating persons seriously injured or traumatised as a result of road accidents.

Road Safety Advisory Board

The Advisory Board will provide advice and recommendations to the Minister for Justice on the distribution of funds, including the allocation of grant funding made by the Fund. It’s functions include undertaking a grants round for road safety initiatives at least once a year, and providing support, advice and recommendations based on expert advice and assess allocation of grant funding to road safety organisations and projects.

The following members of the Board have been appointed by the Minister for Justice, for a period of three years:

Chair: Deputy Director-General for the Justice and Community Safety Directorate;

Road Safety Expert: Eric Chalmers, Kidsafe ACT CEO and Chair of the ACT & Region Chapter of the Australasian College of Road Safety;

Road Safety Expert: Station Sergeant Susan Ball, Officer-in-Charge of ACT Policing Traffic Operations;

Road user representative: Dr Roderick Katz, road safety and active travel consultant;

Road user representative: Jennifer Woods, President of Motorcycle Riders Association ACT;

Road user representative: Ron Collins, Corporate Affairs and Regional Policy Specialist for NRMA Motoring and Services;

CTP Insurer representative: Naomi Graham, Senior Manager of Personal Injury and Road Safety for IAG Limited; and

CTP Insurer representative: Surayez Rahman, Manager CTP performance for the ACT for AAI Limited.

Each member is appointed for a three year term and the positions are not remunerated.

ACT Road Safety Fund Grants Program

The application round for grants will open on Tuesday 9 May 2017 and close on 19 June 2017.

All applications are to be submitted online at https://jacsd.smartygrants.com…. You will need to register with a valid email address to create an online application.

For further information on the grants program and its assessment process, please read the Frequently Asked Questions and the Assessment Criteria and Guiding Principles. You can also contact the Justice and Community Safety Directorate at actroadsafetyfund@act.gov.au.