National Road Safety Foundation competitive grant program (via GHSA)

National Road Safety Foundation competitive grant program (via GHSA) is sponsored by The National Road Safety Foundation (in partnership with Governors Highway Safety Association). The National Road Safety Foundation partners with the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) to support innovative state approaches addressing pressing issues of road safety through a competitive grant program.

The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc. (NRSF) | Governors Highway Safety Association The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc. (NRSF) The National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) is dedicated to reducing crashes, deaths and injuries on our nation’s highways by promoting safe driving behavior through greater public awareness. GHSA has teamed up with NRSF to address active youth transportation, speeding and drowsy driving.

Since 2022, GHSA and NRSF have provided a total of $350,000 to support projects and initiatives that make streets safer for the youngest road users, with a focus on underserved and socioeconomically challenged communities. In 2025, Missouri, Oregon and Washington partnered with community-based organizations to promote safe walking, bicycling and scooter riding practices that can be replicated by other states.

The Missouri Department of Transportation , in partnership with the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, delivered a traffic garden initiative to improve bicycling and pedestrian safety education for elementary students in rural and high-priority communities. Through nine events at seven schools, 506 students gained hands-on, real-world safety skills, resulting in measurable knowledge improvements.

The project also demonstrated sustainability, with schools and community partners continuing or exploring traffic garden programs beyond the grant period. The Oregon Department of Transportation built a countywide bike education fleet in Douglas County to expand access to hands-on bicycle safety education in rural communities.

Using a shared fleet of bicycles, helmets and safety equipment, the program delivered instruction at 10 schools and multiple community events, reaching more than 1,000 students and over 2,000 community members. The initiative produced measurable safety knowledge gains and established a sustainable long-term model supported by local partners that will continue serving students beyond the grant period.

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission , in partnership with Asotin County Community Services, delivered a mobile pop-up traffic garden program to bring hands-on bicycle and pedestrian safety education directly into rural neighborhoods. Through five events held between May and September, the program reached more than 270 youth and improved confidence, safety knowledge and intent to apply learned skills.

The initiative strengthened local partnerships and laid the groundwork for long-term sustainability, including plans for a permanent traffic garden and ongoing use of a shared mobile education kit. In 2024, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland and Oregon partnered with community-based organizations to promote safe walking, bicycling and scooter riding practices that can be replicated by other states.

Youth Active Transportation Safety Grant Result: Idaho Youth Active Transportation Safety Grant Result: Hawaii Youth Active Transportation Safety Grant Result: Oregon Youth Active Transportation Safety Grant Result: Texas Speed Management Pilot Project GHSA, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the National Road Safety Foundation partnered to fund and evaluate a speed management pilot project in Maryland that was completed in the summer of 2022.

During the pilot project, average speeds fell 9% and the odds that a vehicle on the road was speeding dropped by three-quarters. The effects largely faded once the measures were discontinued. State Grants to Address Drowsy Driving NRSF also provided grants for states to implement drowsy driving prevention programs and campaigns.

From 2017 to 2019, 12 states received a total of $225,000 to address this prevalent but underreported problem. States used these funds to create public awareness campaigns, engage with high-risk groups such as teens and young adults, and develop training for law enforcement officials to recognize the signs of drowsy driving.

Bicyclists, Pedestrians & Micromobility Term raw: GHSA Reports | Slug: ghsa-reports Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2025 Preliminary Data (January-June) Drivers struck and killed 3,024 people walking in the United States in the first six months of 2025, down 10. 9% from the year before – the largest annual decline since GHSA began tracking pedestrian deaths 15 years ago.

Term raw: News Releases | Slug: news-releases U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Fall 11% in First Half of 2025, According to New GHSA Research Drivers struck and killed 3,024 people walking during the first half of 2025, an average of 16 per day, according to a new data analysis from GHSA. That is an 11% decline from the same period the year before – the largest drop since GHSA began tracking pedestrian fatalities 15 years ago.

Term raw: State Showcases | Slug: state-showcases Youth Active Transportation Safety Grant Result: Washington In 2024-2025, GHSA partnered with the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) to provide a $25,000 grant to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) to launch a new bi-county pedestrian and bicycle education program for Pre-K through middle school students in Garfield and Asotin Counties, two rural counties in Washington.