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) has been awarded a $1,555,904.32 Formula Grant under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600). The grant funds will support certain costs of TxDOT's state occupant protection programs consistent with federal regulations. These funds are apportioned using a statutory formula and are provided to state highway safety offices to implement approved highway safety plans. TxDOT will use the grant to undertake projects and programs aimed at reducing motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities in Texas through countermeasure strategies focused on occupant protection, such as promoting seat belt usage. The grant performance period spans October 1, 2023 through 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.