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 California Office of Traffic Safety $2,419,367.74 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(e) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The funding supports California's distracted driving countermeasure strategies and programs designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Under Section 405(e) eligibility, California has enacted and enforces a law prohibiting texting while driving or youth cell phone use while driving, qualifying it for this formula grant. The California Office of Traffic Safety, the state's designated highway safety office, administers the award and implements projects using evidence-based countermeasure strategies identified in an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application. Activities include public education campaigns, law enforcement engagement, and coordination with local agencies and community organizations across California.

The award carries a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Elk Grove, California. This is a formula grant distributed to qualifying states meeting statutory and regulatory criteria. Federal reimbursement occurs on voucher claims submitted for allowable costs incurred under the approved annual grant application.

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.