Summary: Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the Executive Office of the State of Oklahoma $5.72 million through the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. This formula grant supports the implementation of behavioral highway safety programs designed to reduce traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries across Oklahoma. The funding enables the state to execute evidence-based countermeasure strategies outlined in Oklahoma's approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant applications, with flexibility to address locally identified highway safety problems through projects targeting crash prevention, occupant protection, impaired driving enforcement, and other safety interventions.

The grant operates through a federal-state partnership model in which NHTSA provides technical assistance while the Oklahoma Office of the Governor's Office maintains administrative responsibility for program delivery and compliance. Grant funds are restricted to behavioral highway safety purposes and must be programmed in accordance with an approved annual grant application that details specific projects and performance measures. The award represents Oklahoma's apportionment under the statutory formula allocation mechanism that distributes Section 402 funds among the 50 states, territories, and federally recognized tribes based on established criteria.