Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas

Post Date

May 28th 2008

Application Due Date

June 27th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

DTNH22-08-R-00148

CFDA Number(s)

20.614

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Transportation

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $600000

• Award Range:

  $300000 - $300000

Grant Description

NHTSA will provide funding to support strategies and activities having the greatest potential for increasing the seat belt use rate in rural areas for 2009 and beyond. Target is rural areas that currently have seat belt usage that is less than the national average of 82.4 percent. NHTSA has identified the following states as eligible to apply for this funding based on the most recent seat belt use rates published at: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/PUBS/810690.PDF: ND, OH, CO, AZ, TN, VA, ME, MT, FL, RI, NE, ID, MO, WI, LA, KS, SC, SD, WY, KY, MS, AR, MA, NH.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

• Office:

  DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Terry McBee
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 202-366-3998

• Agency Mailing Address:

  terry.mcbee@dot.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  terry.mcbee@dot.gov