Grants / Department of Transportation / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

State Process for Informing Consumers of Recalls Program

Open Closes February 4, 2027 (89 days left) Opportunity NHTSA-693JJ927R000007-FY27

• Award ceiling$1.5 million
• Award floor$300,000
• Total funding$1.5 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to state and local governments.

• State governments
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

An eligible applicant is a State agency that has the authority to register motor vehicles for use on public roads that demonstrates it has 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.

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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 $1.5 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

The objective of the State Process for Informing Consumers of Recalls Grant program is to establish a recall notification program in a state to improve traffic safety in the following areas: developing a methodology for determining open recalls on motor vehicles, informing owners and lessees of the open recalls at the time of registration, and evaluating through the analysis of completed recalls the performance of the notification program. The State shall develop and implement a process for informing each applicable owner and lessee of a motor vehicle of any open recall on the vehicle at the time of registration in the State. The State shall also report to NHTSA what processes and methodologies were used to achieve its goal to notify owners of safety recalls. NHTSA will review those processes and potentially share, in part, or as a whole, with other stakeholders for future implementation. The funding opportunities are awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will meet the conditions of the grant.

Category: Consumer Protection.

How to apply

1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Anoko A Zankli, Grantor, anoko.zankli.ctr@dot.gov, 240-421-4046.

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