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 Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MN DPS) was awarded a $184,006.79 federal Formula Grant under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This grant funding will support MN DPS's efforts to enforce 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 Highway Safety Grant program. This funding is part of a four-year performance period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027, and will allow MN DPS to coordinate statewide programs and partner with local agencies to enhance public safety and emergency response capabilities across Minnesota.

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.