Section 402 state and community highway safety grant

The New Mexico Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division was awarded a $179,445.60 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.

The grant funding will support the Transit and Rail Division's delivery of highway safety programs and services aimed at reducing traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries on New Mexico's roads. As administered by the State Highway Safety Office, the State and Community Highway Safety program provides formula grants to states to implement programs to encourage safe driving practices and enforce traffic safety laws. The funding will allow the Transit and Rail Division to continue its work with the goal of making New Mexico's roadways safer through data-driven programs tailored to the state's highway safety priorities.