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 State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) received a $417,175.68 Formula Grant award under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The funding will support FDOT's enforcement of the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, placement of traffic signs, and law enforcement activities. Eligible uses of the funds also include any initiatives under the Section 402 Grant Program to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle accidents in Florida. The grant period is from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027. As part of this award, FDOT may sub-award portions of the funding to county and municipal governments across Florida to deliver local transportation safety projects.

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 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.