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 Department of Transportation Maryland Office of Planning and Finance Division received a $133,297.84 Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). This grant funding is being used to support enforcement of the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, placement of traffic signs, and law enforcement activities. The grant also provides flexibilities to use funds for any eligible use under the Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant program. Specific grant activities include public education campaigns, law enforcement training, and data system enhancements to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle accidents in Maryland. A sub-grant of $TBD was provided to the Maryland Highway Safety Office for media and internal projects related to the overall grant objectives.

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.