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 Nevada Department of Public Safety $199,481.33 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. Nevada qualifies for funding by enforcing a law that prohibits texting while driving and youth cell phone use while driving. The recipient, operating as the State Fire Marshal Division from Carson City, Nevada, implements countermeasure strategies and projects detailed in an approved Annual Grant Application and triennial Highway Safety Plan, using the funds to support public engagement, performance measurement, and evidence-based safety initiatives.

The performance period runs through September 30, 2029. This is a formula grant; the federal share is reimbursed on vouchers submitted for costs incurred. The State Fire Marshal Division serves as Nevada's designated State Highway Safety Office and administers NHTSA highway safety grant funding statewide. The division coordinates with sub-recipients including the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, local law enforcement agencies, county governments, hospitals, and non-profit organizations across the state to implement grant-funded activities.

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.