Issues State Laws Resources News Events About Member Login Partner with Us Search toggle About Federal Grant Programs Federal Grant Programs State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) administer a variety of grant programs that are authorized and funded through federal legislation. Highway Safety Programs The Highway Safety Act of 1966 authorized the first federal highway safety program — the State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program (or Section 402). Since then, Congress has revised national highway safety grant programs many times through reauthorizing legislation, creating new incentive grants, penalties and sanctions. FAST Act Behavioral Highway Safety Programs Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) is the surface transportation bill that authorizes the federal surface transportation program including the highway safety programs for federal Fiscal Years 2016 through 2020. The FAST Act authorizes $305 billion for highway and motor vehicle safety, public transportation, motor carrier safety, hazardous materials safety, rail, and research, technology and statistics programs. The FAST Act removed the prohibition on the use of grant funds for Section 403 (research) related projects. In addition, the FAST Act no longer allows State DOT HSIP funds to be used for safety projects in other sections of Title 23, including behavioral programs. The FAST Act added a new Section 405 incentive grant program, Nonmotorized Safety, and changed the Section 1906 Racial Profiling grant program. States with automated enforcement systems are required to use Section 402 funds to conduct a biennial survey beginning with FFY 2018 and submit the results to NHTSA by March 1 of the fiscal year. States are also newly prohibited from using federal funds to check helmet usage or create motorcycle checkpoints. Section 402: State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program This program provides grants to states to improve driver behavior and reduce deaths and injuries from motor vehicle-related crashes. Section 154: Open Container Provision This provision encourages states to enact an open container law. Section 164: Repeat Offender Provision This provision encourages states to enact a repeat offender law. Section 1906: Racial Profiling Prohibition Grants This program provides grants to encourage states to maintain and allow public inspection of statistical information on the race and ethnicity of the driver for all motor vehicle stops made on all public roads except local or minor rural roads. Section 405: National Priority Safety Program This page includes subsections for the following: Impaired Driving Occupant Protection Traffic Records Motorcyclist Safety Distracted Driving Graduated Driver Licensing Nonmotorized Safety MAP-21 Behavioral Highway Safety Programs Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) was the surface transportation bill that authorized the federal surface transportation programs — including highway safety programs — for Federal Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014. (The federal fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.) It operated under special extensions until it was replaced by the FAST Act in December 2015. Highway Safety Funding State highway safety programs are funded through federal appropriations. State laws can impact the amount and type of funding that states receive for different programs. The charts linked below summarize the amount of highway safety funding allocated to the states and territories from FFY 2014 through FFY 2019. Amounts are broken down by program. FFY 2020 Funding FFY 2019 Funding FFY 2018 Funding FFY 2017 Funding FFY 2016 Funding FFY 2015 Funding FFY 2014 Funding Contact Us 660 N. Capitol Street NW, Suite 220 Washington, DC 20001­-1642 Directions & Visitor Information GHSA Media Contacts Sign up for GHSA news Issues Alcohol Impaired Driving Autonomous Vehicles Bicyclists and Pedestrians Child Passenger Safety Distracted Driving Drowsy Driving Drug Impaired Driving Equity Mature Drivers Motorcyclists Seat Belts Speed and Red Light Cameras Speeding and Aggressive Driving Teen and Novice Drivers Traffic Records State Laws Resources Publications State Highway Safety Showcases SHSO Guidance Law Enforcement Traffic Records Management Research Program Partner Initiatives Highway Safety Careers News Events Upcoming Events Past Annual Meetings Future Annual Meetings About State Members Associate Members Join GHSA Safety Awards Federal Grant Programs Governance Executive Board Our Team ©2021 Governors Highway Safety Association