TN Highway Safety Office (Dept. of Safety & Homeland Security)
Highway Safety Grants (NHTSA pass-through)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due Mar 31, 2027
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Match ?
- Not stated: check the official notice · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- City or town government, County government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Public college or university, Private college or university
- Where
- Anywhere in Tennessee
Opening soon: the funder has announced this grant, but you can't apply yet. Use the time to get ready and check whether it fits.
Before you apply: Tennessee state agencies usually require you to be registered as a supplier in the state's Edison system before they can pay a grant. Ask the program contact, and register early. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Montgomery County
- Past Tennessee awards of the federal program behind it (all its uses): 318, including your county
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Federal traffic safety grants for local governments, law enforcement, colleges, and nonprofits in areas such as impaired and distracted driving, occupant protection, pedestrian safety, and emergency medical services. Applications are taken in March each year.
Official notice: https://tntrafficsafety.org/applying-for-grants · Printed from grantme.click/grants/d020d376-9fe2-44cb-bc58-f763d96c33a7
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Mar10
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Mar24
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Mar28
Submit
Suggested: submit a few days early in case the form or email has trouble. - Mar31
Deadline
From the funder.
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Writing the need statement? Montgomery County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won the federal program behind it
This grant is paid from federal program 20.607, 20.616, 20.600, which also pays for other work. These groups won that program, not necessarily this grant.
64 awards to Tennessee groups in 19 counties since 2022 · 0 in Montgomery County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $18.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| State of Florida Department of Transportation | Nashville, Davidson County | $15M | 2026 |
| Safety & Homeland Security | Nashville, Davidson County | $14.1M | 2025 |
| Safety & Homeland Security | Nashville, Davidson County | $13.7M | 2024 |
| Safety & Homeland Security | Nashville, Davidson County | $13.6M | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $10.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| State of Florida Department of Transportation | Nashville, Davidson County | $7.6M | 2026 |
| Safety & Homeland Security | Nashville, Davidson County | $7.6M | 2023 |
| Safety & Homeland Security | Nashville, Davidson County | $7.5M | 2025 |
| Safety & Homeland Security | Nashville, Davidson County | $7.3M | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $6.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| Safety & Homeland Security | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.8M | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and Tennessee Department of Transportation and Tennessee Department of Education pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 254 pass-through grants on file · 4 in Montgomery County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $626K spent that year | 2025 |
| Alliance Sport Marketing LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $340K | 2024 |
| Alliance Sport Marketing LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $300K | 2025 |
| Alliance Sport Marketing LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $230K | 2025 |
| City of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $225K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Clarskville | Clarksville, Montgomery County | TN Department of Safety | $223K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $189K spent that year | 2025 |
| Rhea County, Tennessee | Dayton, Rhea County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $174K spent that year | 2025 |
| Alliance Sport Marketing LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $166K | 2025 |
| Rutherford County, Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $166K spent that year | 2025 |
| Blount County, Tennessee | Maryville, Blount County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $142K spent that year | 2025 |
| Alliance Sport Marketing LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Iowa Department of Public Safety | $140K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
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About the federal program
State and Community Highway Safety
Program number 20.600 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
Match
Statutory Formula: Title 49 CFR, Part 11, 12, 13, Subpart All,Public Law Pub. L. 114-94.N/AFederal share shall not exceed 80 percent or applicable sliding scale.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2016: States will utilize these funds for programs for CIOT, Driver Sober or get Ulled Over National Crackdown, Distracted Driving campaigns, Child Passenger safety campaigns, enforcement of traffic safety laws and other programs that will combat highway safety problems in their states based on problem identification. They can also fund projects to improve data gathering, sobriety checkpoints, training for law enforcement in occupant protection, impaired driving detection, motorcyclist safety, bicyclist and pedestrian safety awareness, and other highway safety-related issues. States will utilize these funds for programs for CIOT, Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over National Crackdown, Distracted Driving campaigns, Child Passenger safety campaigns, enforcement of traffic safety laws and other programs that will combat highway safety problems in their states based on problem identification. They can also fund projects to improve data gathering, sobriety checkpoints, training for law enforcement in occupant protection, impaired driving detection, motorcyclist safety, bicyclist and pedestrian safety awareness, and other highway safety-related issues.
Fiscal year 2017:...
About the federal program
Alcohol Open Container Requirements
Program number 20.607 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Project grant
Match
Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title 23, Part Subchapter D, Subpart 1270,Public Law 117-158
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2016: 1. Impaired driving countermeasures
2. Enforcement of laws prohibiting driving while intoxicated and
3. Driving under the influence
Fiscal year 2017: Section 154 funds must be solely used for alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures permissible under NHTSA's S. 402 State and Community Highway Safety formula grant program or for FHWA's Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) eligible activities (hazard elimination). For example, in FY 2017, Louisiana's Highway Safety Commission provided S. 154 grant funds to support the forensic analysis of DWI cases in communities across 29 parishes in northern Louisiana.
Fiscal year 2025: Impaired driving paid media campaigns: Funding will provide paid media campaigns for Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Youth alcohol, Quarterly Impaired Driving Campaigns, and various other alcohol and/or drug impaired driving efforts for, but not limited to Super Bowl Sunday, Cinco De Mayo, and statewide festivals.
About the federal program
National Priority Safety Programs
Program number 20.616 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
How applications are judged
Criteria outlined in statute and regulation and vary for each program. 405(b) Occupant Protection: meet requirements for a high or low seat belt use categories. 405(c) State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements: have traffic records coordinating committee; designated TRCC coordinator; an approved State traffic records strategic plan; and demonstrate quantitative measurable progress to program attribute of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uniformity, accessibility or integration. 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures: meet requirements for low-range state, mid-range state, or high-range state; State can also receive funding for adoption and enforcement a mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws; and 24/7 sobriety programs. 405(e) Distracted Driving Grant: enacts and enforces a law that prohibits texting while driving or prohibits youth cell phone use while driving and/or test for distracted driving on the state�s driver licensing exam. 405(f) Motorcyclist Safety: meet 2 of the following criteria; motorcycle rider training course, motorcyclist awareness program, reduction of fatalities and crashes involving motorcycles, impaired driving program, reduction of fatalities and accidents involving impaired motorcyclists, and fees collected from motorcyclists for motorcycle programs; and helmet use for riders under 18. 405(g) Nonmotorized Safety: if the State's annual combined nonmotorized road user fatalities exceed 15 percent of the State's total annual crash...
Match
Statutory Formula: Title 23, Part 1300, Subpart 12,Public Law 117-58.N/AFor all program under Section 405, the Federal share of the costs of the activities funded using amounts from grants awarded under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent for each fiscal year for which a State receives a grant.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2016: 47 States, DC and 2 Territories were awarded Occupant Protection grants; 50 States, DC, PR and 4 territories received Data grants; 50 States, DC and PR received Impaired Driving grants; 5 States were awarded Ignition Interlock grants; 1 State qualified for a Distracted driving grant; 45 States and PR received Motorcyclist Safety grants; and no States qualified for a graduated Driver Licensing Law grant. 47 States, DC and 2 Territories were awarded Occupant Protection grants; 50 States, DC, PR and 4 territories received Data grants; 50 States, DC and PR received Impaired Driving grants; 5 States were awarded Ignition Interlock grants; 1 State qualified for a Distracted driving grant; 45 States and PR received Motorcyclist Safety grants; and no States qualified for a graduated Driver Licensing Law grant.
Fiscal year 2017: Enforcement of State's seat belt and child restraint laws, impaired driving laws, motorcycle awareness and training, training in pedestrian and bicycle safety, enforcement of distracted driving laws and improving State data systems to core highway safety databases, which include crash, citation and adjudication, driver, EMS or injury...