The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit supports injury-prevention research and community road-safety projects, including Vision Zero grants for safer and more equitable travel. View BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU)'s website for more information.
The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit strengthens the funding ecosystem by connecting injury-prevention expertise, public health evidence, and community-level road-safety investment. Through the Vision Zero in Road Safety Grant Program and related knowledge work, the unit helps communities fund practical interventions such as infrastructure improvements, education campaigns, policy initiatives, enforcement approaches, and projects that protect pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users. This fills an important gap between research and implementation: local governments and community partners often know where safety risks exist but need targeted capital and technical framing to act. By administering or supporting small, focused grants backed by evidence, the unit helps turn prevention research into safer streets, more equitable mobility, and measurable reductions in injury risk across British Columbia.