Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS

What Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS does

Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS is a public-law institution (öffentlich-rechtliche Anstalt) of the Swiss Confederation, established in Bern and supervised by the Federal Council. Its statutory mandate is to improve road safety by funding behavioral prevention campaigns, research, and educational programs across Switzerland. FVS is financed through contributions from motor vehicle liability insurance companies — legally capped at 1% of the premium and consistently maintained at approximately 0.75% of the net premium — generating an annual budget of roughly CHF 20 million.

FVS operates a portfolio of interconnected programs: the FVS-Portal (portal.fvs.ch) for digital funding applications with 2-factor authentication and Swisscom Sign integration; Projekte und Kampagnen for project and campaign funding; the FVS-Lab for innovation exploration; Forschungsförderung for research funding; Weiterbildung for continuing education; and Verkehrsbildung for school-based road-safety education. Underlying infrastructure runs on Exoscale cloud (Switzerland-hosted), Snowflake data warehousing, Microsoft Power BI dashboards, and Elasticsearch for full-text search. Campaigns are implemented through core partners including TCS, bfu/BPA, Pro Velo Schweiz, RoadCross, ATE, and Family AG, with budgets ranging from CHF 500,000 to CHF 9 million per campaign.

The secretariat comprises 11 staff led by Director Andreas Schumacher and Deputy Director Rebecca Allenbach, with specialized roles in project management, innovation, data management, and knowledge/impact. A 15-member Administrative Commission appointed by the Federal Council — representing the Confederation, cantons, transport associations, and insurance companies — meets quarterly to set strategy, approve multi-year plans, and decide on funding requests. FVS covers up to 90% of project budgets and operates under Strategy 2025-2029, which shifts the organization from reactive grant-maker to proactive actor and coordinator with evidence-based decision-making.

Name

Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS

Legal name

Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS

Website

https://fvs.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS is a Swiss public-law institution supervised by the Federal Council that funds road-safety prevention campaigns, research, and education across Switzerland, financed by statutory motor-vehicle insurance contributions of approximately CHF 20 million annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Safety Funding

NAICS

Other Insurance Funds (525190), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

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Development Finance & Blended Finance Facilities (BPADAOAD), Results-Based Financing (RBF) & Performance-Based Grants (BPADAOAF)

Keywords

• Road safety funding
• Traffic safety campaigns
• Behavioral prevention programs
• Public safety services
• Road safety research grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Statutory Motor Vehicle Insurance Contribution: FVS is financed through contributions from motor vehicle liability insurance companies. Each motor vehicle owner pays a contribution (legally capped at 1% of the premium, consistently around 0.75% of the net premium) bundled with their insurance premium. The amount collected and transferred to FVS annually is approximately CHF 20 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS is a Swiss public-law institution that funds, coordinates, and commissions road safety projects, campaigns, research, and behavioral prevention programs across Switzerland. It administers an annual budget of approximately CHF 20 million — sourced from mandatory motor vehicle liability insurance contributions (~0.75% of net premium) — disbursing grants that typically cover up to 90% of eligible project budgets for partner organizations. Beyond funding, FVS runs its own programs such as the FVS-Lab innovation lab, continuing education offerings, and school-based road safety education, and provides the FVS-Portal as a digital application and reporting platform.

Product overview

Fonds für Verkehrssicherheit FVS is a public-law institution of the Swiss Confederation with a legal mandate to improve road safety for all road users. Rather than a unified software product, FVS operates a portfolio of interconnected programs: (1) the FVS-Portal for digital funding applications, (2) Projekte und Kampagnen for financial support of road safety projects, (3) FVS-Lab for exploring prevention ideas, (4) Forschungsförderung for research funding, (5) Weiterbildung for continuing education courses, and (6) Verkehrsbildung for educational materials including Eddie's Patrol, VeloLab, and cycling courses. FVS also conducts and funds numerous road safety campaigns such as 'Made Visible,' 'Kontrollillusion,' 'Walk&Roll,' 'BikeXperts,' and school path safety initiatives. Funding comes from contributions from motor vehicle liability insurance providers, totaling approximately 20 million CHF annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FVS-Lab: A support program for exploring prevention ideas or reinventing existing solutions in road safety.

Products and services

• Projekte und Kampagnen (Projects and Campaigns funding)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~2,200 road accidents with children under 16 annually; ~15 child fatalities per year — FVS campaigns target these through school route safety, driver awareness, and child-specific prevention materials
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, minor and regional.

• TCS (Touring Club Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCS is one of FVS's most frequent campaign partners, implementing multiple road safety campaigns including 'Made Visible' (2017-2019), 'Stop for Children' (2015-2017), 'Eye Contact' (2012-2015), and various others. TCS contributes implementation expertise, outreach networks, and content creation capabilities.
• bfu (Swiss Council for Accident Prevention / Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerbfu is a key prevention partner implementing numerous FVS-funded campaigns: 'Made Visible' (2017-2019), 'Caution at Right of Way' (2014-2016), 'Eye Contact' (2012-2015), 'Children's Safety' (2019-2021), 'Love Velo' (2012-2013), 'BikeXperts' (2019-2021), 'See You' (2016), and others. bfu brings scientific rigor and accident research data to campaigns.
• Fussverkehr Schweiz (Swiss Pedestrian Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFussverkehr Schweiz partnered with Pro Velo Schweiz on the Walk&Roll campaign (2021), promoting respectful coexistence between young cyclists (up to 12 years) riding on sidewalks and pedestrians, following a 2021 law change allowing children to cycle on sidewalks.
• Pro Velo Schweiz (Swiss Cycling Advocacy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro Velo Schweiz is a key cycling safety partner implementing Walk&Roll (2021), 'See You' (2016), and various cycling safety campaigns. Also provides cycling instructor courses audited by FVS and coordinates the Bike2School program for schools.
• BPA (Swiss Council for Accident Prevention)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPA implemented the 'Don't Mess It Up' campaign (2021-2023) targeting young motorcyclists with category A1 licenses through a national social media prevention campaign. FVS funded 80% of the CHF 2,309,000 budget.
• ATE / Mobilité piétonne Suisse (Swiss Pedestrian Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATE / Mobilité piétonne Suisse implemented the School Route campaign (2022-2024) with a CHF 3,000,000 budget, helping school-age children gain safety skills on their commute to school through targeted awareness campaigns.
• Family AGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily AG is implementing the current flagship 'Illusion of Control' campaign (2024-2027) targeting cyclists and e-bike riders about overconfidence (CHF 5,800,000 budget). The campaign features an interactive game 'The Game of Your Life' to demonstrate the danger of overestimating one's abilities in traffic.
• RoadCross SchweizcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoadCross Schweiz implemented 'Eye Contact' (2012-2015, CHF 6,000,000) with ACS and CSR, 'Date Nina' (2011-2013, CHF 315,000), and provides danger awareness sessions for teenagers (2-3 lesson sessions covering distraction, speed, alcohol/drugs). RoadCross contributes direct youth engagement through school sessions.
• Terz StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerz Stiftung (Foundation for Senior Road Safety) implemented the secondary 'Seniors: Vorbilder leuchten' (Light Up as Role Models) campaign in German-speaking Switzerland, supporting the main 'Made Visible' visibility campaign with a senior-specific focus (CHF 385,500 budget).
• Commissione strade sicure (Ticino Safe Roads Commission)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ticino Canton road safety commission implemented the 'Rifletti' (Reflect) campaign (2018-2019) in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, focusing on visibility for vulnerable road users with 100% FVS funding (CHF 590,000).
• asa (Automobile Club Switzerland / Association Suisse des Automobilistes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerasa (now part of Auto Schweiz / ACS) co-implemented the 'Garde les yeux sur la route' (Eyes on the Road) distraction campaign with TCS, addressing dangerous driver distractions from mobile devices and in-vehicle entertainment systems (CHF 2,940,000 budget).
• ASTRA / Federal Roads Office (FEDRO)coreOthersThe Federal Roads Office (FEDRO/ASTRA) provides oversight and strategic alignment with national road safety policy. The FVS Administrative Commission President (Lorenzo Cascioni) is Vicedirector and head of the Road Traffic division at FEDRO. FVS operates under a federal mandate supervised by the Federal Council.
• ExoscalecoreTechnology or IntegrationExoscale provides cloud/server infrastructure (IaaS) for FVS's web portal and data infrastructure. Data is hosted exclusively in Switzerland, ensuring compliance with Swiss data protection law. FVS uses Exoscale for both front-end and back-end hosting.
• Audited Training Organizations (asa-certified and others)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFVS audits and supports voluntary continuing education course providers in road safety. The asa (Automobile Club) and other certified organizations provide driving safety courses. During the transition period through December 31, 2026, course participation is supported through refund actions; direct financial contribution requests are also now accepted.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• bfu (Schweizerische Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung): Swiss Council for Accident Prevention — the primary national scientific partner implementing FVS-funded campaigns across visibility, cycling, child safety, and motorcycle prevention. Operates in the same Swiss road-safety prevention ecosystem with overlapping mandate on behavioral prevention.
• Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (KfV): Austrian national road safety body with a similar mandate to promote road safety through prevention campaigns, research, and education. Comparable institutional role in Austria, funded through motor vehicle-related mechanisms and serving as a national prevention coordinator.
• Road Safety GB: UK national road safety knowledge and coordination body supporting local authority road safety professionals. Operates with a similar prevention-and-education focus on vulnerable road users (children, cyclists, motorcyclists) and serves as a knowledge hub analogous to FVS.
• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: US not-for-profit research and education foundation focused on traffic safety, funded through motoring club membership. Comparable funding model (insurance/motoring-linked revenue) and similar focus on behavioral research and public education campaigns.

Broad incumbents

• Sécurité Routière (France): French national road safety authority — a government-led body coordinating prevention campaigns, education, and policy. Comparable role in promoting behavioral change across road users, with broader enforcement and regulatory mandates than FVS.
• FIA Foundation: International road safety philanthropy funding global prevention campaigns, research, and policy advocacy. Comparable in grantmaking role for road safety initiatives but operating internationally rather than within a single national jurisdiction.
• European Transport Safety Council (ETSC): EU-level independent road safety coordination body that aggregates national prevention efforts and publishes policy benchmarks. Comparable coordinator role but at supranational rather than national scale.

Regional players

• TCS (Touring Club Schweiz): Swiss motoring club serving as FVS's most frequent campaign implementation partner. Comparable audience reach on Swiss drivers, but operates as a broader mobility/roadside-assistance club rather than a dedicated grantmaking fund.
• Pro Velo Schweiz: Swiss cycling advocacy NGO that serves as FVS's primary implementation partner for cycling-safety campaigns such as Walk&Roll and BikeXperts. Comparable audience focus on cyclist safety but narrower remit (cycling only) than FVS.
• RoadCross Schweiz: Swiss foundation supporting victims of road accidents and running prevention campaigns, including the FVS-funded 'Date Nina' and 'Eye Contact' campaigns. Comparable mission in road accident prevention and youth engagement in Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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