Section 402 state and community highway safety grant

This federal Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides $11,736,604.01 to the Ohio Department of Public Safety from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding supports the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600), which is administered at the state level by State Highway Safety Offices to promote highway safety through grants to state and local governments.

The award description indicates the Ohio Department of Public Safety will oversee traffic safety initiatives through sub-awards to over 80 state and local government entities, non-profits, and hospitals. Sub-awardees will implement programs focused on impaired driving enforcement and prevention, traffic law enforcement, juvenile driver safety programs, and other efforts to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities on Ohio roads. Notable sub-awardees include the Ohio State Highway Patrol, several county sheriff's offices, municipal police departments, health departments, and organizations focused on drunk and distracted driving prevention. The diverse group of sub-awardees will leverage the $11.7M in federal funding to support data-driven, collaborative efforts to enhance highway safety across Ohio through 2025.