Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded $249,774.50 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(E) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant component of the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). This formula grant supports state-level distracted driving prevention initiatives and is available to qualifying states that have enacted and enforce laws prohibiting texting while driving or youth cell phone use while driving. The award covers a four-year performance period through September 30, 2029, and funds specific programmatic costs aligned with Connecticut's approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Application.

Under this award, CTDOT will implement distracted driving awareness programs and countermeasure strategies designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from distracted driving. Grant activities are informed by the state's problem identification, public participation and engagement efforts, and performance measures outlined in its highway safety planning documents. Funding is reimbursed on a claims basis for eligible costs incurred in delivering these evidence-based safety programs, with CTDOT responsible for maintaining project records for three years following final expenditure reporting as required under federal grant compliance standards.