The National Safety Council (NSC) is accepting applications for the 2026 Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants, with a total of $750,000 available in funding.

The Road to Zero Traffic Safety Grant Program supports innovative and promising approaches for implementing evidence-based countermeasures, adopting a Safe System approach, and performing necessary research to address traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

Proposals should demonstrate the promising nature of the countermeasure by describing the innovative implementation approach, citing the evidence of effectiveness or identifying how effectiveness will be evaluated, and/or discussing how the project fills a gap or addresses existing disparities in traffic safety.

Proposed projects should have measurable objectives and generalizable results. That is, projects should demonstrate innovative approaches that could be replicated in other locations or scaled up to a broader level.

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be a Road to Zero Coalition Member
• Applicant must be an organization or other entity. Individuals cannot apply
• Government Entities and private sector companies also qualify
• Proposed programs must operate within the US
• Federally-recognized Tribes & Tribal Organizations are eligible

Funding:

• Organizations may apply for a one-year grant
• Supplanting is prohibited
• Proposals selected will be reimbursed for mutually agreed grant expenses
• Awarded grants are contingent upon the availability of funds
• Awards may be given in the range of $50,000 - $200,000.
   

Applications are due Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, by 11:59 p.m.
Click here to learn more about the Community Traffic Safety Grants