Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 C.F.R. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 U.S.C. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved triennial highway…

The Arkansas State Police received a $236,325.34 Formula Grant award under the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600) administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This grant will fund behavioral safety initiatives aimed at reducing traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage in Arkansas. The funds will support the state's approved triennial Highway Safety Plan, which details problem identification, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies for programming the grant funds. Eligible activities include occupant protection, impaired driving prevention, traffic records improvements, and non-motorized safety enhancements. The grant has a performance period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027.

Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 C.F.R. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 U.S.C. & 402) - grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved triennial highway safety plan. Section 402 funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. A state may use these grant funds only for behavioral highway safety purposes. 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.