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Apply for DNTH22 08 R 00172
- The DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Effective Strategies for Enforcing State Booster Seat Belt Use Requirements" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.614 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 10, 2008 and posted on Jul 9, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 8, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Effective Strategies for Enforcing State Booster Seat Belt Use Requirements" is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It is designed to help local law enforcement agencies improve safety outcomes for children who are old and/or large enough to require booster seats, a population highlighted as especially vulnerable, with more than 300 deaths reported in 2006. The core idea is to work directly with police organizations in a small number of communities and develop practical, targeted enforcement approaches that can measurably increase compliance with state booster seat and seat belt requirements.
The project is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning NHTSA is not just providing money and stepping back. Instead, NHTSA plans to stay actively involved to ensure the enforcement strategies being tried are realistic and workable under day-to-day policing conditions. A major emphasis is placed on strategies that are easy for departments to adopt: approaches should have little or no additional cost to local agencies, should not require extensive new training or retraining, and should fit smoothly into enforcement programs that departments already run. In other words, the program is aimed at developing methods that can be sustained after the grant period ends, rather than creating a specialized effort that only works when extra funding and personnel are available.
The effort will be implemented in two to three communities, where local law enforcement agencies will test and refine recommended enforcement tactics. Those recommendations will be informed by ongoing booster seat enforcement research, including work being conducted with TransAnalytics, Inc. The selected communities will essentially serve as test sites where strategies can be tried in the field, adjusted based on what officers encounter in real traffic stops and community settings, and then distilled into guidance that other jurisdictions can use. The end goal is not just local improvement, but a set of enforcement strategies and considerations that can be shared broadly with law enforcement agencies nationwide to strengthen community-level protection for booster-seat-aged children.
Funding for the opportunity is listed at a total of $500,000, with an award ceiling and floor both set at $500,000. The announcement anticipates three awards, and it does not require cost sharing or matching funds. Eligible applicants are city or township governments, reflecting the practical focus on local implementation through municipal agencies and their police departments. The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA number 20.614 (NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants) and falls under the transportation activity category.
Key dates show the announcement was posted July 9, 2008, created July 10, 2008, and originally closed July 15, 2008, with a revised closing date of August 8, 2008. The archive date is August 14, 2008. For access issues or questions about the full announcement, the listed contact is Terry L. McBee, Contract Specialist, at 202-366-3998.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Effective Strategies for Enforcing State Booster Seat Belt Use Requirements."
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
What is the main purpose of the program?
The program is designed to help local law enforcement agencies improve safety outcomes for children who are old and/or large enough to require booster seats by developing practical enforcement approaches that can measurably increase compliance with state booster seat and seat belt requirements.
Why is booster seat compliance a focus of this opportunity?
The opportunity highlights booster-seat-aged children as especially vulnerable, noting that more than 300 deaths were reported in 2006.
What type of award is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The project is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning NHTSA intends to stay actively involved rather than only providing funds.
What does NHTSA's "active involvement" mean in this cooperative agreement?
Based on the description, NHTSA plans to remain engaged to help ensure the enforcement strategies tested are realistic and workable under day-to-day policing conditions.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are city or township governments, reflecting the focus on local implementation through municipal agencies and their police departments.
Are local law enforcement agencies the intended implementers?
Yes. The program is designed to work directly with police organizations in a small number of communities to test and refine targeted enforcement strategies.
How many communities will participate in implementation?
The effort will be implemented in two to three communities serving as test sites for field implementation and refinement of tactics.
How many awards are anticipated?
The announcement anticipates three awards.
What is the total amount of funding available?
Total funding is listed as $500,000.
What are the award floor and award ceiling?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor are set at $500,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching funds are required.
What kinds of enforcement strategies does NHTSA want tested?
The emphasis is on practical, targeted strategies that can measurably increase compliance with state booster seat and seat belt requirements and that are workable in real-world policing conditions.
What constraints or design goals are placed on the enforcement approaches?
Strategies are intended to be easy for departments to adopt, have little or no additional cost to local agencies, not require extensive new training or retraining, and fit smoothly into enforcement programs departments already run.
Does the program prioritize sustainability after the grant ends?
Yes. The description emphasizes methods that can be sustained after the grant period ends, rather than specialized efforts that only function with extra funding and personnel.
Will the selected communities only improve locally, or will results be shared more widely?
The end goal includes producing enforcement strategies and considerations that can be shared broadly with law enforcement agencies nationwide, not just improving outcomes in the test communities.
What will participating communities do during the project?
Selected communities will test and refine recommended enforcement tactics in the field, adjust based on officer and community realities (such as what happens during traffic stops and in community settings), and help distill those lessons into guidance usable by other jurisdictions.
What research will inform the recommended enforcement tactics?
Recommendations will be informed by ongoing booster seat enforcement research, including work being conducted with TransAnalytics, Inc.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA number 20.614 (NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants).
What is the activity category for this funding?
The activity category is transportation.
When was the announcement posted and created?
The announcement was posted on July 9, 2008, and created on July 10, 2008.
What was the original closing date and the revised closing date?
The original closing date was July 15, 2008, and the revised closing date was August 8, 2008.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date is August 14, 2008.
Who is the contact person for access issues or questions about the full announcement?
The listed contact is Terry L. McBee, Contract Specialist.
How can the listed contact be reached?
Terry L. McBee can be reached at 202-366-3998.
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