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 Executive Office Of State Of Oklahoma Office Of The Governor Division has been awarded a $137,917.70 formula grant by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The grant will support the enforcement of the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, placement of traffic signs, and law enforcement activities. Funds can also be used for any eligible purposes under the Section 402 grant program, which provides funding for a variety of highway safety initiatives. This three-year grant award began on October 1, 2023 and will run through September 30, 2027. The grant supports the state's implementation of its triennial highway safety plan, which details problem identification, public engagement, performance measures, and evidence-based countermeasure strategies to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes in Oklahoma.

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.