Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awards grants under the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 20.620) to fund research and evaluation of highway safety countermeasures addressing unsafe road user behaviors. This is a directed award program to the Governors Highway Safety Association. The program operates as a statutory partnership between NHTSA and GHSA, managed in collaboration with the Transportation Research Board, and provides technical and financial assistance to research institutions developing evidence-based solutions for state highway safety offices. Funded research has targeted impaired driving, occupant protection, and pedestrian safety initiatives that serve as the scientific foundation for national traffic safety interventions.

The source does not provide recent grant award data, award history, typical award magnitudes, or currently open grant opportunities. The program documentation identifies this as a directed award mechanism to GHSA rather than a competitive solicitation open to broad applicant populations. The source does not specify the assistance-type classification, funding concentration among agencies, combined federal dollars obligated, or cadence of awards. Project records and documents must be retained by the recipient per 2 CFR 200.333, and audit requirements follow 2 CFR Subpart F. Preapplication coordination and environmental impact review are not applicable to this program, and it is excluded from Executive Order 12372 coverage.

Given the directed-award structure, organizations interested in participating in behavioral traffic safety research should engage directly with GHSA and NHTSA to understand how research priorities are identified and funded under this partnership framework. The absence of competitive opportunity data in the source suggests that access to this program operates through channels distinct from traditional NOFO-based grant solicitation.