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 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the CFDA 20.616 National Priority Safety Programs provides $105,600.33 in funding to the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) to support certain costs of Hawaii's occupant protection programs. The award period runs from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027. The grant will enable HDOT to implement evidence-based strategies and activities that help increase seat belt use and reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle collisions across the state. Funded initiatives may include public education campaigns, law enforcement training, and the delivery of countermeasures such as infrastructure improvements to enhance occupant protection. As the designated state transportation agency, HDOT oversees the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of Hawaii's multimodal transportation systems.

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.