# Innovative Approaches to Advancing Traffic Safety and Enforcement

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Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338280

> National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offered grants of up to $5.6 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $5.6 million in total. Applications closed on April 25, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 693JJ922R000050 |
| Agency | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 25, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $5.6 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $5.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 20.614 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This NOFO is limited to organizations that demonstrate that they have the capacity, internal structures, technical ability, necessary qualified staff and subcontractors capable of meeting all of the responsibilities of administering, coordinating, and implementing the activities of this NOFO. The Cooperative Agreement may include the use of sub-contractors and the Recipient shall be responsible for recruiting and securing the assistance and support of organizations or individuals capable of meeting the activities outlined in the NOFO. Only those organizations and/or sub-contractors capable of fulfilling the criteria listed within this NOFO to include the management of all logistical and day-to-day operations will be considered for an award. To be eligible to participate in the Cooperative Agreement, Recipients must meet all of the following requirements:• Have personnel with the education, experience, and expertise required to successfully meet the activities of the Cooperative Agreement. Demonstrating familiarity and understanding of the topics identified in the activities for the Cooperative Agreement;• Can demonstrate that the organization has sufficient professional and/or corporate organizational experience, structures, and capacity to meet the activities for the Cooperative Agreement. Interested applicants are advised that no fee or profit will be allowed.

## What the grant funds

The Mission of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an operating administration of DOT, is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity. To accomplish this, NHTSA awards grants to state and local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and other entities in support of motor vehicles and road traffic safety initiatives. NHTSA is committed to addressing equity in traffic safety, with respect to development and implementation of programs and objectives described in this NOFO consistent with Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The purpose of the Cooperative Agreement (CA or Agreement) is to advance traffic safety through the development, demonstration, and evaluation of innovative traffic safety countermeasure approaches and techniques, and innovative and measurable strategies and programs to affect law enforcement engagement. Traffic fatalities are increasing at a significant rate and new traffic safety countermeasures are required to address the rise in fatalities. The Recipient will first develop and demonstrate innovative traffic safety strategies and approaches consistent with existing legislation, that also support the fair and equitable application of countermeasures in communities of color, socio-economically disadvantaged, or locations where enforcement has been ineffective or lacking as a localized priority. The Recipient shall also demonstrate and evaluate approaches, strategies, and methods that enhance law enforcement engagement, as well as public engagement between law enforcement and the communities being served, ensuring that underserved communities are represented. The project will focus on the following: 1. Speed management and speeding enforcement. 2. Occupant protection, including seat belts and child restraint enforcement. 3. Impaired driving enforcement. 4. Effective engagement between Highway Safety Offices and law enforcement Since 2015, the Nation experienced a significant and sudden increase in the number of highway traffic fatalities after steadily declining to the lowest level in more than 65 years in 2014. In 2015, the Nation experienced a nearly 10 percent increase in traffic deaths and increased to a high point in 2020 at 38,680 fatalities.

## Questions people ask

### Is 693JJ922R000050 still open?

No. It closed on April 25, 2022. A newer notice is open: NHTSA-693JJ927R000007-FY27, closes February 4, 2027 (89 days left).

### Who can apply for Innovative Approaches to Advancing Traffic Safety and Enforcement?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Innovative Approaches to Advancing Traffic Safety and Enforcement?

Closed April 25, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.6 million each. About $5.6 million in total for one award.

### Who has won National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Highway Patrol, California, Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc., Governors Highway Safety Association (Ghsa). The program made 195 awards worth $353 million in that time.