Summary

The State of Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security received a $150,000 Section 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant (CFDA 20.600) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This formula grant funds behavioral highway safety programs designed to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries throughout Delaware. The department implements evidence-based countermeasure strategies detailed in its approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Application, including law enforcement training, enforcement mobilizations, public education campaigns, occupant protection initiatives, and impaired driving countermeasures aligned with national highway safety priorities.

As Delaware's designated state administering agency for federal highway safety programs, the department coordinates comprehensive traffic safety initiatives in partnership with local law enforcement agencies and other state entities. The funded activities support data system management, evidence-based safety interventions, and behavioral programs targeting the identified crash prevention and safety priorities within the state. This grant represents part of a broader portfolio of highway safety funding Delaware receives through NHTSA, enabling the state flexibility to address locally identified highway safety problems while contributing to the national effort to reduce motor vehicle crash fatalities and injuries.