State Highway Safety Grant Programs

Grant Details:
Application Due Date: Varies by State

Description: 

In 1966, Congress enacted the Highway Safety Act, establishing the 402 State and Community Highway Safety Grant program, charging the states and U.S. Territories with implementation. Each Governor designates a Governor's Highway Safety Representative to administer the program. Congress has revised the program a number of times, adding new incentive grants, penalties and sanctions. State laws can impact the amount and type of funding that states receive for different programs.

SAFETEA-LU State Highway Safety Programs
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) authorizes the federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety and transit for the 5-year period 2005-2009. For more information, visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/safetealu/index.htm.

TEA-21 State Highway Safety Programs
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) authorized the federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for the 6-year period 1998-2003. For more information, visit http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tea21.

Please Note: GHSA does not handle the grant funding process. Contact the State Highway Safety Office you plan to apply for the grant through. They should be able to walk you through the process. There is a list of all the SHSOs on this website: http://www.ghsa.org/html/links/shsos.html

Organization Information:
Organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
Website: http:/​/​www.​dot.​gov/​new/​index.​htm

Contact Information:

More Information:
http:/​/​www.​ghsa.​org/​html/​stateinfo/​grants/​index.​html