Section 405(H) preventing roadside deaths countermeasures grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.27; 23 U.S.C. § 405(H)) €• grant to support certain costs of state preventing roadside deaths programs consistent…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Traffic Safety Commission $113,065.07 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(H) Preventing Roadside Deaths Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds Washington State's adoption and implementation of effective programs to prevent death and injury from crashes involving motor vehicles striking other vehicles and individuals stopped at the roadside. The Traffic Safety Commission, Washington's designated State Highway Safety Office, administers the grant and develops countermeasure strategies through an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application that detail problem identification, public participation, performance measures, and planned projects to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with work performed in Olympia, Washington. The award is a formula grant apportioned under statutory formula to qualifying states that meet Section 405(H) eligibility requirements. The Commission coordinates with state and local partners, including law enforcement agencies and the Washington Department of Public Instruction, to implement evidence-based roadside safety initiatives and behavioral countermeasures. Federal reimbursement is provided on claims submitted in vouchers covering incurred costs.

Section 405(H) preventing roadside deaths countermeasures grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.27; 23 U.S.C. § 405(H)) €• grant to support certain costs of state preventing roadside deaths programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.27(E). 405(H) funding is available to qualifying states that adopt and implement effective programs to prevent death and injury from crashes involving motor vehicles striking other vehicles and individuals stopped at the roadside. 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.