Federal Grant Award Summary

The Puerto Rico Traffic Safety Commission (operating as CST/Administracion De Compensaciones POR Accidentes De Automoviles) received a Section 405(G) Nonmotorized Safety Grant of $362,416.41 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) formula grant program. The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, and is designated for San Juan, Puerto Rico. This funding supports programs designed to reduce nonmotorized road user fatalities (pedestrians and cyclists) involving motor vehicles, addressing a documented safety priority for Puerto Rico where nonmotorized fatalities exceed 15 percent of total annual crash fatalities.

Under this grant award, CST will implement evidence-based countermeasure strategies and targeted initiatives consistent with an approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Application. Deliverables include pedestrian and bicycle safety programs, public education campaigns, law enforcement training and enforcement mobilizations, and traffic safety infrastructure improvements designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities among nonmotorized road users. The grant requires performance measurement, public participation and engagement activities, and detailed project planning aligned with identified safety countermeasures to address the Commonwealth's specific nonmotorized safety challenges.