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 New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety $135,171.10 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(f) Motorcyclist Safety Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds motorcyclist safety training courses, motorcyclist awareness programs, impaired driving countermeasures targeting motorcyclists, and reduction initiatives targeting motorcycle fatalities and crashes. New Jersey qualified for the award by meeting at least two statutory eligibility criteria under 23 U.S.C. § 405(f) and 23 C.F.R. § 1300.25(m), based on an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application detailing countermeasure strategies and performance measures.

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, operating as the Office of the Attorney General and located in Trenton, New Jersey, receives the award as a direct recipient and administers highway safety grant funding across multiple NHTSA programs including Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grants and additional Section 405 national priority programs covering occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, and nonmotorized safety. The department frequently distributes sub-awards to local law enforcement agencies, county prosecutors' offices, and nonprofit organizations throughout the state.

Performance period runs October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. The award is a formula grant apportioned to qualifying states using the statutory apportionment formula. Federal reimbursement is provided on vouchers submitted for costs incurred; all participants use Electronic Transfer of Funds.

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). 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.