U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
State and Community Highway Safety
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 1 grant
- Closed for this year
- 1 grant, next round estimated
- Type of help
- Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
- Typical award
- FY 2024 grant awards are determined by statutory formula and ranged from $986,925 - $35,835,905.
- Deadlines
- Jul 01, 2023 to Jul 01, 2023 Aug 01, 2024 to Aug 01, 2024
How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program. The federal government sends it to the state (or to large cities and counties), and a Tennessee agency usually passes it on to local groups as pass-through grants. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.
Opening soon
Announced, but you can't apply yet. Get ready now.
- Highway Safety Grants (NHTSA pass-through) · Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due Mar 31, 2027
Closed for this year
This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.
- Indian Highway Safety Law Enforcment Grant · Next round: about Jan 6 – May 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
The State and Community Highway Safety funding program is administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at the Federal level and by the State Highway Safety Offices (SHSO) at the State level. The formula grant funding facilitates a coordinated national highway safety program to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. Each State may use these grant funds only for behavioral highway safety purposes to improve traffic safety for travelers using public roadways. At least 40 percent of these funds are to be used by political subdivisions of the State to address local traffic safety problems.
Who can apply
States, federally recognized Indian tribes, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands.
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:...
Who in Tennessee has won this program
14 awards to Tennessee groups since 2022. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $10.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Red Bank, Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $76K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Mcminnville | Mcminnville, Warren County | $76K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Franklin, Tennessee | Franklin, Williamson County | $43K spent that year | 2025 |
| Town of Nolensville, Tennessee | Nolensville, Rutherford County | $41K spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Collegedale, TN | Collegedale, Hamilton County | $24K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Crossville | Crossville, Cumberland County | $24K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Gallatin, Tennessee | Gallatin, Sumner County | $19K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Columbia | Columbia, Maury County | $18K spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Tullahoma | Tullahoma, Coffee County | $15K spent that year | 2023 |
| Town of Selmer | Selmer, McNairy County | $12K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Lexington | Lexington, Henderson County | $11K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
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. 114 pass-through grants on file. 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 | $230K | 2025 |
| City of Clarskville | Clarksville, Montgomery County | TN Department of Safety | $223K 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 |
| Alliance Sport Marketing LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | Iowa Department of Public Safety | $140K | 2024 |
| City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $98K spent that year | 2025 |
| Blount County, Tennessee | Maryville, Blount County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $93K spent that year | 2025 |
| Washington County, Tennessee | Jonesborough, Washington County | State Department of Safety | $85K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Kingsport, TN | Kingsport, Sullivan County | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $69K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Dickson, Tennessee | Dickson, Dickson County | Tennessee Department of Transportation | $69K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).