Section 405(f) motorcyclist safety grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.25; 23 U.S.C. § 405(f)) ― grant to support motorcyclist safety training and motorcyclist awareness programs consistent with 23 C.F.R.…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Georgia Department of Public Safety $160,916.73 under the Section 405(F) Motorcyclist Safety Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs) on October 1, 2025.

The award funds motorcyclist safety training courses, motorcyclist awareness programs, reduction of fatalities and crashes involving motorcycles, impaired driving programs for motorcyclists, and helmet use initiatives for riders under 18. Georgia qualified for the award by meeting at least two of the statutory eligibility criteria under 23 U.S.C. § 405(F) and 23 C.F.R. § 1300.25(M).

The grant period runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Atlanta, Georgia. As Georgia's designated Highway Safety Office, the Georgia Department of Public Safety receives the award and administers the funded countermeasure strategies detailed in its approved Annual Grant Application and Triennial Highway Safety Plan. The funding is apportioned under the statutory formula and reimburses the state for eligible costs incurred through voucher submissions under the Electronic Transfer of Funds method. The state must retain all project records, contracts, financial documents, and supporting materials for three years following submission of the final expenditure report.

Section 405(f) motorcyclist safety grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.25; 23 U.S.C. § 405(f)) ― grant to support motorcyclist safety training and motorcyclist awareness programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.25(m).â 405(f) funding is available to qualifying states that meet 2 of the following criteria; motorcycle rider training course, motorcyclist awareness program, reduction of fatalities and crashes involving motorcycles, impaired driving program, reduction of fatalities and accidents involving impaired motorcyclists, fees collected from motorcyclists for motorcycle programs; and helmet use for riders under 18. These funds are apportioned using statutory apportionment formula. 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.