Section 402 state and community highway safety grant

The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Utah Department of Public Safety a $200,559 Formula Grant under the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

The State and Community Highway Safety program aims to reduce traffic crashes and resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage. It is administered at the federal level by NHTSA and at the state level by State Highway Safety Offices. Through this grant, the Utah Department of Public Safety will work with the Governor's Office to implement programs and activities focused on behavioral highway safety issues such as impaired driving prevention, occupant protection programs, traffic records systems, and other priority program areas using a data-driven approach. The funding will support the state's ongoing efforts to address highway safety challenges through collaboration between various stakeholders.