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 highway safety…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation $6,586,114.86 under the State and Community Highway Safety Grant program (CFDA 20.600) on October 1, 2025, to conduct behavioral highway safety programs under Colorado's approved highway safety plan. The award runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Denver, Colorado.

Section 402 funding supports a coordinated national effort to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. States receive funds based on statutory apportionment formulas and approved triennial and annual highway safety plans that identify countermeasure strategies and performance measures. Colorado's funding is obligated to support occupant protection, impaired driving countermeasures, safety education, and regional safety coordination initiatives through sub-awards to local agencies and specialized contractors.

CDOT distributed funds to 14 sub-recipients across the award period. Sub-recipients include law enforcement liaison services through Brannan LLC (LEL) and Crankset Research & Consulting LLC; traffic safety projects managed by Hunt Safety Solutions, Inc. and Nele Consulting; Click it or Ticket occupational safety enforcement programs through Larimer County Sheriff's Office, Douglas County Government, and City of Thornton; the 2026 Seatbelt Survey conducted by Atelior LLC; San Luis Valley prevention programming through Alamosa County Public Health; the Denver Parks and Recreation Bicycle Education Program; Grand Valley traffic safety coordination through Mesa County; vehicle fatality reduction coordination by Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments; senior driver safety initiatives through Native American Broadcasting Company and Health Promotion Partners LLC; and youth safe driving initiatives through Onward! A Legacy Foundation.

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 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.