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 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation $220,870.76 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(f) Motorcyclist Safety Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs) to support motorcyclist safety training and motorcyclist awareness programs.

The grant funds initiatives that address at least two of the following criteria: motorcycle rider training courses, motorcyclist awareness programs, reduction of fatalities and crashes involving motorcycles, impaired driving programs for motorcyclists, reduction of fatalities and accidents involving impaired motorcyclists, fees collected from motorcyclists for motorcycle programs, and helmet use promotion for riders under 18. Funding is apportioned using statutory formula and provided based on an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application detailing countermeasure strategies and planned projects to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

The award obligated $220,870.76 for the period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, a division of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, serves as the recipient and primary implementor of the grant, with no indication of sub-recipients in the award documentation.

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.