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What is GRSF

The Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) is a global multi-donor fund hosted by the World Bank. Its mission is to help governments develop road safety management capacity and scale up road safety delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

GRSF provides funding, knowledge, and technical assistance designed to scale-up the efforts of LMICs to build their scientific, technological, managerial and delivery capacities for road safety.

GRSF Goals

GRSF operates as a hybrid grant-making global program, allowing it to distribute funding externally for global, regional and country activities, and internally through World Bank-executed grants, which enhance the work of the World Bank’s transport Global Practice and leverage road safety investments in transport operations in client countries. GRSF also directly delivers road safety projects, research, peer-reviewed papers, reports, in-country guidance, and manuals to enhance road safety knowledge, capacity, and delivery.

GRSF in Action

Since its inception in 2006, the GRSF has received total donor pledges of $74 million, in addition to unquantified support from the World Bank in its hosting capacity. GRSF work has expanded to 84 countries, improving road safety outcomes through technical assistance, training and capacity building, and grant-funded activities.

GRSF plays a key role in global road safety research, leadership, advocacy, guidance, and delivery by participating in numerous influential initiatives. Some highlights of the GRSF impact are:

$2.68 billion

worth of World Bank investment projects supported by GRSF grants in FY21
10,500 lives

saved through GRSF Grants and World Bank loans since 2016
~35,000 km

of roads surveyed & assessed for road safety under the GRSF – Bloomberg Program since 2010
~10,000 km

of roads where safety recommendations were incorporated into designs under BIGRS since 2010
14,000

professionals trained

under BIGRS since 2010, in learning activities led by GRSF or where GRSF contributed
71

percent

of the FY21 Call for Proposals has gone to support external partners, up from 53 percent in FY20
23

proposals
reviewed

by GRSF, resulting in 7 grants on road safety research, advisory and capacity building in FY21
120+

training
events

GRSF presentations, workshops and events hosted/arranged for road safety in FY21
28

research
papers

reports, blogs, and other knowledge products published by GRSF in FY21

Learn More About GRSF Impact

GRSF Focus Areas

Road Safety Research & Development

Funding and using applied research for low- and middle-income country road safety management.
Capacity Building

Focused on the GRSF Road Safety Management Capacity Reviews, exchange of knowledge, and good international practices in road safety.
Global Road Safety Leadership & Management

Partnerships for results in road safety strategy and data management, in particular with members of the UN Road Safety Collaboration.
Safe Road & Roadside Infrastructure

Through road safety audits, star-rating risk surveys, safety inspections, crash-data analysis, and international good practices for roadway design.
Safe Speed

Focused on promoting infrastructure-related speed management interventions along with modern speed enforcement in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Safe Vehicles

Promoting stronger regulations in vehicle design for protection and safety inspections on new and used vehicles through country partnerships with CITA.
Safe Users

Through knowledge exchange related to the importance of safe road-user behavior and effective communications aimed at reinforcement of other road-user related safe system measures.
Emergency Medical Services & Post-Crash Care

Partnering and funding with the World Bank’s Health team and organizations like WHO to scale up needed first aid, ambulatory services, trauma care and health sector crash data.