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)

This federal Formula Grant award of $638,776.10 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) provides funding to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to support the state's occupant protection programs consistent with federal regulations. The grant funds a range of activities, including data program enhancements, law enforcement training, public education campaigns, and implementation of evidence-based countermeasures to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities in Florida. FDOT frequently sub-awards portions of this federal funding to county and municipal governments across the state to enable the delivery of local transportation safety initiatives, such as projects in Orange County, Osceola County, and cities like Hollywood, Boynton Beach, Hallandale Beach, and Stuart.

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.