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 Department of Public Safety State Utah $212,104.60 under the Section 405(e) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant program (CFDA 20.616) on October 1, 2025, to support state distracted driving awareness and countermeasure programs.

The award funds activities designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from distracted driving. Utah qualifies for the grant by virtue of having enacted and enforcing a law that prohibits texting while driving or prohibits youth cell phone use while driving. The Department of Public Safety, through its Administration Division, implements planned projects based on countermeasure strategies detailed in an approved annual grant application and triennial highway safety plan.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Taylorsville, Utah. The Department of Public Safety administers the award as a pass-through entity, distributing sub-awards to local law enforcement agencies, health departments, and community partners to implement highway safety programs across Utah counties and municipalities. Federal share is reimbursed 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.