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, with an ID of 69A3752430000405BKYL, was provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The $201,986.45 grant supports the state of Kentucky's occupant protection programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.21(f), including efforts to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle collisions through data-driven countermeasure strategies. Funds will be used for activities such as public education campaigns, law enforcement training, and implementation of evidence-based occupant protection initiatives outlined in Kentucky's approved highway safety plan. This 4-year grant award began on October 1, 2023 and is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2027.

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.