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 Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) received a $165,262.92 Formula Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The grant funding supports ODOT's occupant protection programs consistent with the requirements of 23 C.F.R. § 1300.21(f). As the state transportation agency, ODOT manages and delivers a range of initiatives aimed at reducing motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities in Oregon through evidence-based countermeasures, public education campaigns, and law enforcement training. The grant award period runs through September 30, 2027, during which ODOT will utilize the funds to enhance its statewide occupant protection programs in alignment with its approved highway safety plan.

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.