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 Minnesota Department of Public Safety $120,911.25 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(f) Motorcyclist Safety Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The funding supports motorcyclist safety training courses, motorcyclist awareness programs, and related countermeasures to reduce fatalities and crashes involving motorcycles and impaired motorcyclists. Minnesota qualified for the award by meeting two of the statutory criteria, which include motorcycle rider training, awareness programming, documented reductions in motorcycle fatalities and crashes, impaired driving countermeasures, reductions in impaired motorcyclist incidents, fees collected from motorcyclists for motorcycle programs, and helmet use enforcement for riders under 18.

The award runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance at St Paul, Minnesota. Funding is distributed through Minnesota's Fiscal and Administrative Services Division, which administers the grant as a state highway safety office. The division receives funds based on an approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Application detailing problem identification, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies. NHTSA reimburses actual costs incurred through voucher claims submitted by the state.

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.