Section 405(i) driver and officer safety education grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.28; 23 U.S.C. § 405(i)) ― grant to support states that enact and enforce a law or adopt and implement programs that…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Ohio Department of Public Safety $877,935.79 under the Section 405(i) Driver and Officer Safety Education Grant on October 1, 2025, to support driver and peace officer education programs that include information on law enforcement practices during traffic stops.

The award funds the development and implementation of driver education and training courses or peace officer training programs that incorporate instruction on law enforcement practices during traffic stops, consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.28(h). Ohio qualifies for this formula grant by having enacted and enforced applicable law or adopted and implemented programs meeting the statutory requirements.

The funding, obligated at $877,935.79, covers the period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with work performed in Columbus, Ohio. The National Priority Safety Programs formula grant is designed to encourage states to address national highway safety priorities identified by Congress. Funds are apportioned to state and territorial highway safety offices based on an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application that identify countermeasure strategies and planned projects aimed at reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes.

Section 405(i) driver and officer safety education grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.28; 23 U.S.C. § 405(i)) ― grant to support states that enact and enforce a law or adopt and implement programs that include certain information on law enforcement practices during traffic stops in driver education and training courses or peace officer training programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.28(h)â€. 405(i) funding is available to qualifying states that enact and enforce a law or adopt and implement programs that include certain information on law enforcement practices during traffic stops in driver education and training courses or peace officer training programs. 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.