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 State of Florida Department of Transportation $1,206,661.96 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(e) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds state distracted driving programs designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Florida qualifies for this funding by having enacted and enforced laws prohibiting texting while driving and prohibiting youth cell phone use while driving. The recipient will deploy countermeasure strategies detailed in its approved Annual Grant Application and Triennial Highway Safety Plan, allocating funds to projects that support these distracted driving initiatives.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Tallahassee, Florida. The federal share is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering incurred costs. The State of Florida Department of Transportation functions as the primary recipient and administrator of this federal transportation grant.

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.