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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation $765,319.87 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(B) Occupant Protection Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs) to support state occupant protection initiatives consistent with 23 C.F.R. 1300.21(f).

The funding supports occupant protection programs and countermeasure strategies designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes. Colorado qualifies for this apportioned formula grant based on meeting statutory requirements for seat belt use categories. The award funds activities detailed in Colorado's approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application, which identify problem areas, specify performance measures, and outline countermeasure strategies.

Performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation administers the award for the state highway safety office.

The source identifies one sub-award issued on September 18, 2025: the Colorado State Patrol (a division of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, UEI SQV9JP8FFHU8) received funding for FFY26 Colorado State Patrol Child Passenger Safety activities. The source does not disclose the sub-award amount or additional sub-recipients, if any.

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.