Section 405(c) state traffic safety information system improvements grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.22; 23 U.S.C. § 405(c)) ― grant to support data program improvements in the accuracy, completeness,…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles $1,135,501.53 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(c) State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements Grant, a formula grant component of the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616).

The award funds improvements in the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uniformity, accessibility, or integration of core highway safety databases operated by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Work is performed in Richmond, Virginia, with a period of performance through September 30, 2029.

The Section 405(c) program provides funding to qualifying states that maintain a Traffic Records Coordinating Committee, designate a TRCC coordinator, and adopt an approved State Traffic Records Strategic Plan. Funds are apportioned by statutory formula and distributed to state and territorial highway safety offices based on an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application. The recipient state must detail problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

Section 405(c) state traffic safety information system improvements grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.22; 23 U.S.C. § 405(c)) ― grant to support data program improvements in the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uniformity, accessibility, or integration of core highway safety databases consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.22(d). Section 405(c) funding is avialable for state traffic safety information system improvements. Qualifying states are those that have a traffic records coordinating committee (trcc); designated trcc coordinator; and an approved state traffic records strategic plan. 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.