Section 405(b) occupant protection grant (23 C.F.R. & 1300.21; 23 U.S.C. & 405(b)) - grant to support certain costs of state occupant protection programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. & 1300.21(f)

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), doing business as Adeca, a $231,424.63 Formula Grant under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The grant supports ADECA's state occupant protection programs consistent with federal regulations, which are designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities through evidence-based countermeasures and activities such as public education campaigns, law enforcement training, and data system improvements. The grant has a performance period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027. ADECA has received numerous federal grants across various programs and routinely sub-awards funds to local governments, community organizations, and other entities in Alabama to deliver community and economic development initiatives, victim services, and highway safety programs.

Section 405(b) funding is available to qualifying states that meet statutory requirements for a high or low seat belt use categories. These funds are apportioned using statutory apportionment formula. These funds are provided to the state and territorial highway safety offices based on an approved triennial highway safety plan that details problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measures, countermeasure strategies for programming funds and an approved annual grant application that details planned projects using identified countermeasure strategies for programming funds to help reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.