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…

This $175,164.35 Federal Formula Grant was awarded on October 1, 2023 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The grant funding will be used by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, the state highway safety office, 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 flexibility to use funds for any eligible use under the Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant program, which covers a broad range of behavioral highway safety initiatives. As a subrecipient, the Washington Department of Public Instruction will leverage the federal funding to advance school transportation safety projects and coordinate with statewide traffic safety partners.

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.