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, three states will each receive $25,000 for youth safety initiatives in areas with limited financial resources:
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.
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.
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.
