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 Executive Office of the State of Oklahoma $398,920.77 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 from motor vehicle collisions through evidence-based countermeasure strategies.

Oklahoma qualifies for the award by having enacted and enforced laws prohibiting texting while driving and youth cell phone use while driving. The funds support projects identified in the state's approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application, which detail problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies aligned with identified safety priorities.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Executive Office of the State of Oklahoma, housed within the Office of the Governor, administers the grant and retains obligated funds through reimbursement on claims submitted via Electronic Transfer of Funds. The recipient must maintain project records for three years following submission of a final expenditure report.

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.