Section 405(e) distracted driving awareness grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.24; 23 U.S.C. § 405(e)) ― grant to support certain costs of state distracted driving programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. §…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety $421,818.05 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(E) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds distracted driving countermeasure strategies and public awareness activities designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from distracted driving. Arizona qualifies for the funding by having enacted and enforced laws prohibiting texting while driving and youth cell phone use while driving. The recipient administers the grant through its approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Application, which detail problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies consistent with 23 C.F.R. 1300.24.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Phoenix, Arizona. Reimbursement occurs on a federal share basis through vouchers submitted for costs incurred. The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety, designated as the State Highway Safety Office, serves as the primary administrator for federal highway safety grant programs in Arizona and coordinates implementation across state and local agencies.

Section 405(e) distracted driving awareness grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.24; 23 U.S.C. § 405(e)) ― grant to support certain costs of state distracted driving programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.24(f). 405(e) funding is available to qualifying states that enact and enforce a law that prohibits texting while driving or prohibits youth cell phone use while driving. 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.