Summary

The California Office of Traffic Safety received $502,903.70 in formula grant funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) for the performance period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. Specifically, this award supports the Section 405(h) Preventing Roadside Deaths Countermeasures Grant program, which provides funding to implement evidence-based strategies designed to prevent deaths and injuries from motor vehicle crashes involving vehicles striking other vehicles and individuals stopped at the roadside.

Under this grant, the California Office of Traffic Safety will develop and execute comprehensive countermeasure strategies detailed in its approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Applications. The funded activities will address problem identification, implement public participation and engagement initiatives, establish performance measures, and program specific projects aimed at reducing roadside crash incidents, injuries, and fatalities across California. Funding is distributed through the statutory apportionment formula and reimbursed on a claim basis as eligible project costs are incurred.