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 State of Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security $369,394.32 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(B) Occupant Protection Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds Delaware's state occupant protection program consistent with 23 C.F.R. 1300.21(f), supporting countermeasure strategies and projects designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Funding is apportioned using the statutory formula to qualifying states meeting seat belt use category requirements and is conditioned on an approved triennial Highway Safety Plan and approved annual grant application detailing planned projects and performance measures.

The period of performance extends from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Place of performance is Leipsic, Delaware. The Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security serves as the state's designated administering agency for federal highway safety grant programs and coordinates behavioral safety initiatives aligned with national priorities.

The assistance type is a formula grant. Federal share is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering incurred costs, and the state has converted to electronic transfer of funds. Records must be retained for three years following submission of the final expenditure report and resolution of any audit findings.

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.