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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Nebraska Department of Transportation a $3.7 million Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety formula grant from October 2022 through September 2026. Through this grant program, the State of Nebraska will implement its approved highway safety plan to conduct various highway safety programs. Key initiatives include distracted and drunk driving prevention projects delivered by the Nebraska Safety Council and Project Extra Mile. Law enforcement agencies like the State Patrol will use funding for traffic law enforcement training, high-visibility enforcement from March through September, and traffic accident reporting systems. The University of Nebraska, Douglas County, and the City of Omaha will implement advertising, prosecution, and prevention programs. Overall, this formula grant will support 15 sub-awards totalling $3.7 million to deliver a wide range of highway safety programs across Nebraska through September 2026 aimed at reducing traffic accidents and related fatalities and injuries.