Section 405(e) distracted driving grant (23 C.F.R. & 1300.24; 23 U.S.C. & 405(e)) - grant to support enforcement of the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, placement of…

The Arkansas State Police received a $113,517.36 formula grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the Section 405(e) Distracted Driving Grant program (CFDA 20.616 - National Priority Safety Programs). The grant will support the state's distracted driving enforcement efforts through September 30, 2027, including educational advertising, placement of traffic signs, and law enforcement activities. Funds can also be used for any eligible activities under the Section 402 Grant Program. The grant is part of NHTSA's formula-based program that provides funding to states to address critical highway safety priorities such as occupant protection, traffic records improvements, and impaired driving countermeasures.

Section 405(e) distracted driving grant (23 C.F.R. & 1300.24; 23 U.S.C. & 405(e)) - grant to support enforcement of the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, placement of traffic signs, and law enforcement activities with flexibilities to use funds for any eligible use under the section 402 grant program. 405(e) funding is available to qualifying states that enact and enforce a law that prohibits texting while driving or prohibits youth cell phone use while driving. 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.