The Road Safety Trust’s Autumn 2025 Small Grants programme distributes grants of between £10k-£50k 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.

Initial ‘Expressions of Interest’ enables applicants 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.

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 the  website, as well as a link to ‘apply’ .