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 North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) received a $105,600.33 Formula Grant award under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616), administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This grant funding supports NDDOT's state occupant protection programs, which are designed to increase seat belt usage and reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities in North Dakota. The grant award period runs from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027. The funds will be used to implement evidence-based countermeasures, conduct public education campaigns, and enhance traffic safety data systems as part of NDDOT's comprehensive highway safety plan approved by NHTSA.

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.