Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 C.F.R. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 U.S.C. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety plan

This Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides $5,050,018.18 to the Iowa Department of Public Safety to support highway safety programs under the State and Community Highway Safety grant program (CFDA 20.600) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.

The funding supports a variety of highway safety initiatives to be carried out by the Iowa Department of Public Safety as well as local sub-awardees. This includes police traffic services to be delivered by various city and county law enforcement agencies, paid advertising for safety campaigns to be conducted by marketing firm ZLR Ignition, roadway safety research by Iowa State University, teen safety programs through non-profits such as DCCCA Inc. and Alliance Highway Safety, and pedestrian/bicycle safety efforts by Central Hospital. The combination of state management, local implementation, and targeted programmatic activities funded under this award aim to improve highway safety outcomes across Iowa over the four year period.