TAC Local Government Grant Program

This grant program encourages Victorian local government's to improve road safety issues in their local communities as laid out in the Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030

The TAC and our road safety partners recognise the important role Local Governments play in road safety and they are key contributors to achieving road safety targets across the State. Local Governments are well-placed to identify specific problems, especially for walking and cycling, and to develop and implement solutions.

This grant program provides funding opportunities for Local Governments to support projects that have the potential to reduce, and where possible eliminate, the likelihood of death and serious injury for pedestrians and cyclists in their local area.

2022 Program

The focus of the 2022 Local Government Grant Program is on local road safety analysis and infrastructure projects that consider Safe System principles, and focus on reducing exposure, as well as the likelihood and severity, of fatal and serious injury crashes for pedestrians and cyclists.

2022 TAC Local Government Grant Program Guidelines PDF, 1.64MB

When are the grants available?

Open: 9:00am Monday 20 June 2022
Close: 3:00pm Wednesday 27 July 2022

How to apply

Applications are to be submitted and managed online through SmartyGrants, our online grants management system.

You can begin an application when the round opens on Monday 20 June. Apply here for infrastructure projects or here for analysis projects.

Who can apply?

To be eligible for funding the application must meet the following criteria:

The applicant must be a Victorian Local Government; it is permissible for the Local Government to be in partnership with one or more external bodies in the conduct of the project. However, the Local Government must be the lead agency in the application.
The application must be primarily focused on road safety issues relating to cyclists and/or pedestrians
The applicant must provide evidence of current public liability and professional indemnity insurance.

What funding is available?

This grant round offers two funding categories - Analysis Grants and Infrastructure Grants. Local Governments can only be awarded one analysis and one infrastructure grant and must only submit one project application per funding category.

Analysis - Grants of up to $30,000 (ex.GST)
- These are available for the investigation of pedestrian and cyclist road safety issues and/or the development of speed management and infrastructure treatment concepts which consider the Safe System Principles in addressing these issues.
- Analysis projects should include community engagement activities and form the support and design for potential road safety infrastructure treatments.
Infrastructure - Grants of up to $100,000(ex. GST) with conditional 1:1 contributions from the Local Government.
- These are available for the implementation of low-cost road safety infrastructure solutions and/or the trialling of innovative new road safety infrastructure solutions that aim to reduce the likelihood and severity of fatal and serious injury crashes for pedestrians and cyclists.
- Road safety infrastructure projects must:
  - Be supported by a community engagement activity plan and/or evidence of existing community support for the project.
  - Be aligned to sound research and/or established road safety design principles and safety treatments (i.e. Safe System Principles which, for this context, are summarised below).
  - Identify how the project will eliminate, or will come close to eliminating, the risk of severe crashes for pedestrians and cyclists in the local area. Local Governments should refer to:
    - VicRoads Safe System Assessment Guidelines
    - Austroads (2016) Safe System Assessment Framework.

Pre-application support

Grants webinar

Please view the 2021 webinar video located at the bottom of this page.

Pre-application technical support

Thirty minutes of pre application technical support is available for each LGA.

It is recommended applicants take up this opportunity in the early stages to ensure any non-Safe System outcomes can be identified and corrected.

Councils who wish to take up this offer, please contact the Road Safety Programs Team on lgagrants@tac.vic.gov.au.

Pre-application support documents

Terms and conditions

Previously approved projects

Follow this link to a webpage showing previously approved projects.

All resources

Contact us

For more information or to discuss a project idea and application email the TAC Road Safety Programs Team lgagrants@tac.vic.gov.au

Grants webinar from 2021

We recommended applicants watch this webinar recording from the 2021 round of the Local Government Grant Program.

Please note - the dates discussed in the recording are relevant to the 2021 round of the program. Relevant dates for the 2022 round are listed under the ‘When are the grants available?’ drop down tab.

Previous project examples

Maribyrnong City Council

The French St upgrade in Maribyrnong, Victoria, was funded by a TAC Local Government grant in 2017 enabling the Maribyrnong City Council to significantly improve the safety of people riding bikes and walking.

Hobsons Bay City Council

Creating safer communities - Hobsons Bay City Council, protecting vulnerable road users from unsafe conditions with the installation of a wombat crossing. This was funded through a 2017 Local Government grant.

Kingston City Council

Pedestrian Safety Improvements. Creating safer communities - Kingston City Councils explains the Parkdale Local Area Traffic Management strategy. This was funded through a 2016 Local Government grant.

Surf Coast Shire

The Esplanade and Bell Street upgrade in Torquay, Victoria, was funded in 2017 by a TAC Local Government grant enabling the Surf Coast Shire to significantly improve the safety of people on bikes and walking.

City of Port Phillip

The TAC Local Government grant has helped the City of Port Phillip with a road safety solution for pedestrians, including nearby primary school students. The Nelson Road and Mountain Street roundabout project was funded by a Local Government grant from 2016.


TAC Local Government Grant Program This grant program encourages Victorian local government's to improve road safety issues in their local communities as laid out in the Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 The TAC and our road safety partners recognise the important role Local Governments play in road safety and they are key contributors to achieving road safety targets across the State. Local Governments are well-placed to identify specific problems, especially for walking and cycling, and to develop and implement solutions. This grant program provides funding opportunities for Local Governments to support projects that have the potential to reduce, and where possible eliminate, the likelihood of death and serious injury for pedestrians and cyclists in their local area. 2022 Program The focus of the 2022 Local Government Grant Program is on local road safety analysis and infrastructure projects that consider Safe System principles, and focus on reducing exposure, as well as the likelihood and severity, of fatal and serious injury crashes for pedestrians and cyclists. 2022 TAC Local Government Grant Program Guidelines PDF, 1.64MB When are the grants available? Open: 9:00am Monday 20 June 2022 Close: 3:00pm Wednesday 27 July 2022 How to apply Applications are to be submitted and managed online through SmartyGrants, our online grants management system. You can begin an application when the round opens on Monday 20 June. Apply here for infrastructure projects or here for analysis projects. Who can apply? To be eligible for funding the application must meet the following criteria: The applicant must be a Victorian Local Government; it is permissible for the Local Government to be in partnership with one or more external bodies in the conduct of the project. However, the Local Government must be the lead agency in the application. The application must be primarily focused on road safety issues relating to cyclists and/or pedestrians The applicant must provide evidence of current public liability and professional indemnity insurance. What funding is available? This grant round offers two funding categories - Analysis Grants and Infrastructure Grants. Local Governments can only be awarded one analysis and one infrastructure grant and must only submit one project application per funding category. Analysis - Grants of up to $30,000 (ex.GST) These are available for the investigation of pedestrian and cyclist road safety issues and/or the development of speed management and infrastructure treatment concepts which consider the Safe System Principles in addressing these issues. Analysis projects should include community engagement activities and form the support and design for potential road safety infrastructure treatments. Infrastructure - Grants of up to $100,000(ex. GST) with conditional 1:1 contributions from the Local Government. These are available for the implementation of low-cost road safety infrastructure solutions and/or the trialling of innovative new road safety infrastructure solutions that aim to reduce the likelihood and severity of fatal and serious injury crashes for pedestrians and cyclists. Road safety infrastructure projects must: Be supported by a community engagement activity plan and/or evidence of existing community support for the project. Be aligned to sound research and/or established road safety design principles and safety treatments (i.e. Safe System Principles which, for this context, are summarised below). Identify how the project will eliminate, or will come close to eliminating, the risk of severe crashes for pedestrians and cyclists in the local area. Local Governments should refer to: VicRoads Safe System Assessment Guidelines Austroads (2016) Safe System Assessment Framework. Pre-application support Grants webinar Please view the 2021 webinar video located at the bottom of this page. Pre-application technical support Thirty minutes of pre application technical support is available for each LGA. It is recommended applicants take up this opportunity in the early stages to ensure any non-Safe System outcomes can be identified and corrected. Councils who wish to take up this offer, please contact the Road Safety Programs Team on lgagrants@tac.vic.gov.au. Pre-application support documents 2022 TAC Local Government Grants Program Pre-Application Checklist. PDF, 0.14MB 2022 TAC Local Government Grants Program FAQs. PDF, 0.15MB 2022 TAC Local Government Grants Program Case Studies. PDF, 0.23MB Terms and conditions Funding agreement Terms and Conditions (Analysis) PDF, 0.4MB Funding agreement Terms and Conditions (Infrastructure projects under $30K) PDF, 0.51MB Funding agreement Terms and Conditions (Infrastructure projects over $30K) PDF, 0.58MB Previously approved projects Follow this link to a webpage showing previously approved projects. All resources 2022 TAC Local Government Grant Program Guidelines PDF, 1.23MB PDF, 1.64MB Application checklist PDF, 0.23MB PDF, 0.14MB Previously funded projects case studies PDF, 1.62MB PDF, 0.23MB 2022 TAC Local Government Grant Program FAQs PDF, 0.15MB Funding agreement Terms and Conditions (Analysis) PDF, 0.4MB Funding agreement Terms and Conditions (Infrastructure projects under $30K) PDF, 0.51MB Funding agreement Terms and Conditions (Infrastructure projects over $30K) PDF, 0.58MB Contact us For more information or to discuss a project idea and application email the TAC Road Safety Programs Team lgagrants@tac.vic.gov.au Grants webinar from 2021 We recommended applicants watch this webinar recording from the 2021 round of the Local Government Grant Program. Please note - the dates discussed in the recording are relevant to the 2021 round of the program. Relevant dates for the 2022 round are listed under the ‘When are the grants available?’ drop down tab. Previous project examples Maribyrnong City Council The French St upgrade in Maribyrnong, Victoria, was funded by a TAC Local Government grant in 2017 enabling the Maribyrnong City Council to significantly improve the safety of people riding bikes and walking. Hobsons Bay City Council Creating safer communities - Hobsons Bay City Council, protecting vulnerable road users from unsafe conditions with the installation of a wombat crossing. This was funded through a 2017 Local Government grant. Kingston City Council Pedestrian Safety Improvements. Creating safer communities - Kingston City Councils explains the Parkdale Local Area Traffic Management strategy. This was funded through a 2016 Local Government grant. Surf Coast Shire The Esplanade and Bell Street upgrade in Torquay, Victoria, was funded in 2017 by a TAC Local Government grant enabling the Surf Coast Shire to significantly improve the safety of people on bikes and walking. City of Port Phillip The TAC Local Government grant has helped the City of Port Phillip with a road safety solution for pedestrians, including nearby primary school students. The Nelson Road and Mountain Street roundabout project was funded by a Local Government grant from 2016.