Grants / Department of Transportation / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

693JJ924R000070: State Legislative Research

Closed Closed July 25, 2024 Opportunity 693JJ924R000070 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: State Process for Informing Consumers of Recalls Program (NHTSA-693JJ927R000007-FY27). Status: Closes February 4, 2027 (89 days left). It is in our archive of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$1.4 million
• Total funding$1.4 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

This NOFO is open to all types of domestic applicants that demonstrate that they have the infrastructure in place, as well as the necessary staff and support to carry out the responsibilities of administering, coordinating, and implementing the activities of this NOFO, as explained in Section E, and based upon the documentation submitted by the applicant as required in Section D. Only organizations capable of fulfilling the criteria listed within this NOFO will be considered for an award.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements awards averaged $1.8 million; this notice allows up to $1.4 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

NHTSA is responsible for reducing vehicle-related fatalities and injuries on our nation’s highways. Over the years, NHTSA has developed a significant body of evidence supporting the effectiveness of certain traffic safety laws, regulations and policies that can reduce traffic crashes. State legislatures effectuate traffic safety policy through enacting laws that aim to reduce fatalities and injuries due to motor vehicle crashes. In addition to other salient information, State legislators benefit from learning about the implementation and effectiveness of other jurisdictions’ traffic safety laws to provide a foundation to make informed decisions on effective traffic safety policy. Therefore, the tracking of laws, sharing of information regarding effectiveness and outcomes, legislative staff, and transportation stakeholders is critical to the public’s safety. Since it is vital that information regarding effective traffic safety laws and legislative trends be available to the groups mentioned above, NHTSA seeks to engage an organization that serves legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states and territories (hereafter, the term “State” will include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. territories) to educate members of state legislatures to canvass and review the various state laws addressing traffic safety issues that can form the basis for new or improvements to existing state traffic safety laws. In addition, NHTSA seeks to identify best practices for members of state legislatures to communicate and cooperate both at the intrastate and interstate level to develop effective traffic safety laws. The information gathered, research conducted, and materials created would also be available to stakeholders and the public to benefit a larger understanding of the ways laws at the State level influence overall safety.

Category: Transportation.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, NHTSA-693JJ927R000007-FY27, which is open now.

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