GRSP calling for proposals for round 9 of Road Safety Grants Programme

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) has released a Call for Proposals for Round 9 of the Road Safety Grants Programme.

Initiated in early 2012 with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Road Safety Grants Programme supports projects to develop and deliver high-impact, evidence-based road safety interventions designed to strengthen road safety policies and their implementation. New to Round 9, in addition to civil society organizations, the programme will consider supporting proposals from government organizations with relevant authority over road safety policy and/or its implementation in selected countries.

Since its inception, the programme has awarded 47 grants to 32 civil society organizations in 8 countries.

Eligible Countries and Cities
Applications addressing national level road safety policy reform and/or its implementation will be accepted fromChina, India, Philippines, Tanzaniaand Thailand

Applications addressing city level road safety policy reform and/or its implementation will be accepted from Accra (Ghana), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bandung (Indonesia), Bangkok (Thailand), Bogota (Colombia), Fortaleza (Brazil), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Mumbai (India), Sao Paolo (Brazil) and Shanghai (China).

How to Apply – Online Application
Details of how to apply are available in the Call for Proposals now available on the GRSP website HERE

The deadline for submission of completed concept notes is Tuesday, 9 February 2016 at 1300 hours, Central European Time. Notice of the outcome of the selection process will be sent to applicants on Wednesday, 30 March 2016.Selected applicants will then be invited to submit full applications for funding.