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 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet $706,556.91 under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) Section 405(B) Occupant Protection Grant on October 1, 2025. The award funds state occupant protection programs designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes through countermeasure strategies identified in Kentucky's approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, operating through its Division of Accounts, administers the grant from Frankfort, Kentucky. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2029. Funding is apportioned to qualifying states under a statutory formula based on seat belt use categories and is provided to state and territorial highway safety offices to support problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measurement, and programming of specific projects consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.21(f). Federal reimbursement occurs on claims submitted in vouchers covering incurred costs.

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.