Section 405(B) occupant protection grant (23 C.F.R. & 1300.21; 23 U.S.C. & 405(B)) - grant to support certain costs of state occupant protection programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. & 1300.21(F)

The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (AGOHS) was awarded a $149,208.52 Formula Grant under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This grant will support AGOHS's occupant protection programs and other critical highway safety initiatives in Arizona over the performance period of Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2027.

The grant funding will enable AGOHS, the designated State Highway Safety Office, to implement evidence-based countermeasures and programs addressing national traffic safety priorities such as seat belt enforcement, drunk/drugged driving prevention, child passenger safety, distracted driving education, and enhancing data collection/analysis capabilities. AGOHS collaborates with state and local agencies to deliver these critical safety programs, leveraging federal resources to create a safer transportation system in Arizona.

Section 405(B) funding is available to qualifying states that meet statutory requirements for a high or low seat belt use categories. 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.