Section 402 state and community highway safety grant

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Safety was awarded a $347,525.77 Formula Grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

As administered by the NHTSA at the federal level and state highway safety offices at the state level, this formula grant funding will support the Commonwealth's efforts to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries and property damage through state and community-based highway safety programs. The Department of Public Safety, through its Executive Office of Public Safety, will utilize the funding to deliver highway safety initiatives focused on data-driven, performance-based programs to address priorities such as occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, and other behaviors that lead to crashes on roadways within Massachusetts.