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 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has been awarded a $336,128.54 Formula Grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). This funding will support PennDOT's efforts to enforce the state's distracted driving laws through educational advertising, traffic sign placement, and law enforcement activities. Additionally, the grant provides flexibilities for PennDOT to utilize funds for any eligible uses under the Section 402 Grant Program. The award period extends from October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2027. This Formula Grant aims to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes in Pennsylvania by addressing the critical highway safety priority of distracted driving prevention.

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 apportioned using statutory apportionment formula. 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.