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 Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) received a $107,930.90 Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The grant funds will support ODOT's enforcement of the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, placement of traffic signs, and law enforcement activities. The grant also provides flexibility for ODOT to use the funds for any eligible activities under the Section 402 Grant Program. This award is part of the NHTSA's efforts to encourage states to address critical highway safety priorities, including distracted driving prevention, through evidence-based countermeasures and public awareness campaigns. The grant period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

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.