Section 402 state and community highway safety grant

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety (SDDPS) received a $2.8 million formula grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600). The grant will fund SDDPS's administration of highway safety programs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

As the designated State Highway Safety Office, SDDPS will implement data-driven programs to reduce traffic crashes and resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage. This may include supporting state and local initiatives focused on occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding and other behaviors contributing to crashes. The formula grant provides annual funding to SDDPS and its sub-awardee partners to administer and deliver highway safety services and education programs statewide, with the goal of improving traffic safety for South Dakota residents and visitors through September 2025.