Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 C.F.R. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 U.S.C. § 402) ― grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation $337,948.78 under the State and Community Highway Safety formula grant program (CFDA 20.600) on October 1, 2025, to conduct behavioral highway safety programs under Colorado's approved highway safety plan. The award obligates funds through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Denver, Colorado. Section 402 funding supports a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. CDOT receives these funds based on a triennial highway safety plan detailing problem identification, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies, and an annual grant application specifying planned projects. The state distributes allocations to sub-recipients including local agencies and specialized contractors for occupant protection, impaired driving countermeasures, safety education, and regional safety coordination initiatives.

Section 402 state and community highway safety grant (23 C.F.R. Subpart b to part 1300; 23 U.S.C. § 402) ― grant to conduct highway safety programs under the state's approved highway safety plan.section 402 funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. A state may use these grant funds only for behavioral highway safety purposes. 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.