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 New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety $1,101,807.22 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(b) Occupant Protection Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award supports state occupant protection programs, including countermeasure strategies and planned projects designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. New Jersey qualifies for funding under the high or low seat belt use categories specified in 23 U.S.C. § 405(b). The department receives funds through an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application that detail problem identification, public participation, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Trenton, New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety serves as the state highway safety office administering the award. The funding is apportioned through the statutory formula and provided on a reimbursement basis; the state submits vouchers documenting incurred costs for federal reimbursement through Electronic Transfer of Funds.

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.