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

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety will receive $4,040,554.81 in formula grant funding from the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the State and Community Highway Safety grant program (CFDA 20.600) to conduct highway safety programs outlined in the state's approved highway safety plan from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. As the designated state highway safety office, the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety will implement programs and services aimed at reducing traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries on all public roads in the state. The formula grant funding from NHTSA will support the state's data-driven efforts to address priority traffic safety issues through education, enforcement, and other countermeasures over the four-year period of performance.