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 Traffic Safety Commission of Washington $7,867,673.29 on October 1, 2025, under the State and Community Highway Safety grant program (CFDA 20.600, Section 402).

The Traffic Safety Commission, Washington's designated State Highway Safety Office based in Olympia, will conduct behavioral highway safety programs to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage across the state. The Commission implements evidence-based countermeasures including impaired driving reduction, occupant protection, distracted driving enforcement, motorcyclist safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and traffic records improvements. Funded activities encompass public education campaigns, high-visibility enforcement mobilizations, law enforcement training, data collection and analysis, and coordination with state and local partners including the Washington Department of Public Instruction and law enforcement agencies.

The award covers the period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Olympia, Washington. This formula grant is apportioned to Washington under statutory formula based on the state's approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Application, which detail problem identification, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies. The Commission administers federal resources in partnership with sub-recipients including state agencies and law enforcement partners to address identified traffic safety priorities.

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.