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 Transportation Cabinet, Kentucky $381,556.80 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, including countermeasure strategies and planned projects designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Kentucky qualifies for this funding by enforcing laws that prohibit texting while driving and youth cell phone use while driving. The Transportation Cabinet will implement activities consistent with its approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application, which detail problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Frankfort, Kentucky. The assistance type is a formula grant, with federal reimbursement provided on claims submitted in vouchers covering costs incurred.

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.