Safety Incentive Grants for Use of Seatbelts

The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) administers the Safety Incentive Grants for Use of Seatbelts program (CFDA 20.604), which funded traffic safety incentive grants through January 2002. This program is not actively soliciting new applications and has not disbursed grant awards for over two decades.

The program distributed $119.5 million in combined federal obligations across 86 Project Grants between 2001 and early 2002, with award activity concentrated in January 2002 (39 awards) and January 2001 (47 awards). All funding came exclusively from NHTSA. Individual award magnitudes ranged from $28,650 to $18.48 million, with most awards falling in the $300 thousand to $4 million range. Representative recent awards included Project Grant NH0260406 for $18.48 million, Project Grant NH0260436 for $4.71 million, and Project Grant NH0260434 for $4.24 million, all obligated in January 2002 with project completion dates of March 31, 2002.

The program consisted entirely of Project Grants as its assistance type. Beyond the award descriptions identifying them as "incentive grants — seat belts traffic safety incentive grant," the source provides no detail on the specific activities, projects, or services these grants funded, or on eligible applicant categories.

No grant opportunities are currently open or have been posted recently under this program. The most recent award activity occurred in 2002, and no subsequent funding history appears in the source.