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 Montana Department of Transportation was awarded a $161,055 Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Formula Grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety plan from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The State and Community Highway Safety funding program, administered through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at the federal level and by State Highway Safety Offices at the state level, provides formula grants to states to implement highway safety programs aimed at reducing traffic crashes and resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage. Under the grant, the Montana Department of Transportation will deliver highway safety programs to the State of Montana. In addition, $30,000 of the funding will be provided as a subaward to the Montana Department of Justice for the Safety Enforcement Traffic Team program to support highway patrol activities aimed at improving traffic safety.