Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

Who can apply

  • Special district governments
  • City or township governments
  • State governments
  • County governments
  • Others (see eligibility details)
  • Public and state-controlled colleges
  • Tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges and universities
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status

Applicants eligible for an award include a State or local agency, authority, association, educational institution, or nonprofit organization that demonstrates that it has organizational capacity and experience to carry out the responsibilities of administering, coordinating, and implementing the activities of this NOFO, as explained in Section III ‘Program Description’, and based upon the documentation submitted by the applicant as required in Section IV ‘Application Contents and Format’. Only organizations capable of fulfilling the criteria listed within this NOFO will be considered for an award.

About this grant

While the agency will consider innovative enhancements to existing countermeasures, the goal is to develop evidence-based projects that are scalable and transferable for use by State and local law enforcement agencies.

The primary intent of this of the ITSE Grant Program is to 1) develop innovative traffic safety enforcement programs that demonstrate effectiveness by reducing the number of motor vehicle crashes due to one or more of the subject risky driving behaviors; and 2) ensure the traffic safety enforcement programs are repeatable and scalable for use by law enforcement throughout the United States. In addition to those goals, the Department seeks to fund projects that advance the priorities of this Administration as described in DOT’s mission statement and across executive orders.

Program history

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