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Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation

Deadline
September 1, 2027
Award size
$300,000 to $20 millionAbout 10 awards
Matching funds
Not required
Fit for small groups
Better for larger organizations

In plain language

This grant helps pay for new and creative ways to make roads safer by reducing dangerous driving. It is meant to help organizations that can create programs that work well and can be used by police across the country.

The money can pay for

  • Develop new traffic safety programs
  • Reduce dangerous driving behaviors
  • Create programs that can be used by many police departments
  • Improve road safety for everyone

Who can apply

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, governments, schools, and other organizations that can show they have the experience to run traffic safety programs.

Is it a fit for a small group?

Better for larger organizations. This grant is mainly for governments, schools, or large organizations with the experience to run traffic safety programs, not for small community nonprofits.

Before you apply

  • Eligible applicants include governments and schools
  • Applicants must show they have the experience to run traffic safety programs
  • Only 10 awards will be given
  • Federal applicants need an active registration at SAM.gov and a Grants.gov account. Registration can take several weeks, so start early.

This summary was written by GrantGather with AI, based on the official listing. It can contain mistakes. Check the official listing on Grants.gov before you apply.

From the official listing

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.

Opportunity number
NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26
Posted
August 3, 2026
Total funding
$20 million
Eligible applicants
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see eligibility details)
County governments
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Eligibility details
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.
Assistance listing
20.614 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Agency contact
Anoko A Zankli Grantor
anoko.zankli.ctr@dot.gov
240-421-4046
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