{"id":22697,"date":"2024-12-16T11:51:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T16:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cutheme.local\/coris\/?p=22697"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:31:01","slug":"ontario-ministry-of-transportation-road-safety-research-partnership-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/2024\/ontario-ministry-of-transportation-road-safety-research-partnership-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Ministry of Transportation \u2013 Road Safety Research Partnership Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Ontario Ministry of Transportation \u2013 Road Safety Research Partnership Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div id=\"container\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<h2>Funding Value and Duration<\/h2>\n<p class=\"x_Default\">RSRPP projects take on average between one to three years to complete and&nbsp;<strong>typically do not exceed $50,000 per year<\/strong>&nbsp;in program funding. Selected partners must conduct applied road safety research using methodologies that the Ministry of Transportation cannot perform internally. This includes research that leverages any form of specialized equipment or resources such as private data sources, survey studies, simulator testing, or clinical expertise, as examples.<\/p>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"x_contentpasted0\">The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is pleased to announce that the 2023 call for proposals for the Road Safety Research Partnership Program (RSRPP) is now open.&nbsp;<\/span>The RSRPP provides grant funding to researchers in the broader Ontario public sector, enabling them to contribute policy-relevant research to support Ontario\u2019s efforts to improve transportation safety and keep the province among the safest jurisdictions in the world.<span class=\"x_contentpasted0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"eligibility-criteria\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_Default\">RSRPP research topics must have practical applications for improving road safety in Ontario. Proposed topics should address a current issue or opportunity for the provincial transportation system or its governing policies and programs. The following research questions are examples of road safety topics identified by MTO as areas of interest with a research need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How effective are novel digital assessment tools at determining fitness-to-drive?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the risk, prevalence, and profile of impaired micromobility users?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How prevalent is distracted driving among delivery service drivers who use active transportation and mobile phones to carry out their duties? How do job demands interact with or influence dangerous mobile phone use behaviour while on the road?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0How are emerging transportation technologies such as micromobility devices impacting Ontarians with disabilities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the opinions and perceptions among Ontario police officers regarding traffic law enforcement, penalties, and provincial court processes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the use of advance driver assistance systems (ADAS) negatively impact driving skills or driver behaviour over time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the most effective \u2018safe system\u2019 designs for cyclist crossings at high-speed ramps and interchanges with minimal disruption to vehicular traffic?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the in-transit safety risks for passengers on public buses? How do factors like crowding, seating, passenger position, and interior design elements affect injury risk?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants may submit research proposals on topics that are not represented in the list above. Proposals must include clear descriptions of the research need and applications of the results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"internal-contacts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internal Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss this funding opportunity with their <a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/about-us\/contact\/\">Faculty Research Facilitator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"additional-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/MTO-RSRPP-Guidelines_2025.pdf\">Program Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/mto-rsrpp-application-form_2025\/\">Application Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"deadlines\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Faculty Deadline<\/td><td>Consult your <a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/about-us\/contact\/\">Faculty Research Facilitator<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OVPRII Deadline (Approval Form and Application)<\/td><td>January 31, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Submission to Sponsor<\/td><td>February 7, 2025 by 23:59 EST<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"submitting-your-application\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submitting Your Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">If you intend to submit an application, please contact Miky Dumitrescu, Senior Advisor, Development, ROADS, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dumitrm@mcmaster.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\">dumitrm@mcmaster.ca<\/a>,\u00a0<b>ASAP <\/b>for the Program Guide and application form.<\/span><span class=\"x_contentpasted0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_contentpasted0\">Please direct any specific inquiries to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_xcontentpasted1\"><a href=\"mailto:RSRPP@ontario.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"1\">RSRPP@ontario.ca<\/a><\/span><span class=\"x_contentpasted0\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding Value and Duration RSRPP projects take on average between one to three years to complete and&nbsp;typically do not exceed $50,000 per year&nbsp;in program funding. 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This includes research that leverages any form of specialized equipment or resources [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-funding-opportunities","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ontario Ministry of Transportation \u2013 Road Safety Research Partnership Program - Carleton Office for Research Initiatives and Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/2024\/ontario-ministry-of-transportation-road-safety-research-partnership-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ontario Ministry of Transportation \u2013 Road Safety Research Partnership Program - Carleton Office for Research Initiatives and Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Funding Value and Duration RSRPP projects take on average between one to three years to complete and&nbsp;typically do not exceed $50,000 per year&nbsp;in program funding. 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