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 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) received a $640,064.08 Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). This grant supports certain costs of TxDOT's state occupant protection programs consistent with federal regulations. The funding will be used to implement countermeasure strategies to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes in Texas. Grant activities may include data program enhancements, law enforcement training, public education campaigns, and evidence-based occupant protection initiatives. The award period is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

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.