Are you part of an organisation, community group or not-for-profit championing road safety? You could be eligible for a grant up to $25,000.
Applications for the Road Safety Commission’s 2025-26 community initiative grants are now open.
$360,000 is budgeted from the Road Trauma Trust Account across two grant funding rounds.
- $5000 grants are available for road safety events and;
- up to $25,000 for road safety projects.
In the past five years almost $2 million has been awarded via the grant program to more than 192 different recipients including local governments, Town Teams, community resource centres as well as multicultural, arts and sporting clubs and more.
Road Safety Commission Education and Behaviour Change Director Simone Steele said supporting grassroots road safety initiatives was an investment in meaningful community outcomes.
“When local groups lead road safety efforts, they bring cultural insight, community trust, and lasting engagement", she said.
“Road safety isn’t just a policy—it’s a shared responsibility. Supporting local champions ensures the message reaches every street, school, and family.
“Funding community groups to run road safety events turns awareness into action, and action into safer journeys for everyone.
“Local organisations know their roads, their risks, and their people. With support they can become powerful agents of change.”
Four-time grant recipient Surfing Western Australia has received a total of $100,000 through the Community Initiatives Grant Program for its NoTxtNoWrecks driver distraction campaign aimed at getting drivers off their phone.
Through the grant, Surfing WA reaches more than 445,000 WA surfers annually at events and many more via social message campaigns.
In 2023-24, high profile West Aussie surfers Mia McCarthy and Jacob Willcox spread the #NoTxtNoWrecks message across a range of platforms.
Head to the Community Initiative Grants portal on our website and apply before Wednesday, 12 November at 3:00pm (AWST).
The first round of grants is expected to be awarded in December 2025 with the second round expected to open in February 2026.
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