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Grant Details:
Application Due Date: TBA
Description: Overview:
OTS distributes federal funding apportioned to California under the National Highway Safety Act and the Safe, Accountable and Flexible Efficiency Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Grants are used to mitigate traffic safety program deficiencies, expand ongoing activity, or develop a new program. Grant funding cannot replace existing program expenditures, nor can traffic safety funds be used for program maintenance, research, rehabilitation, or construction.
Eligibility:
State and local government agencies
Funding priorities:
OTS grants address traffic safety priority areas:
- Alcohol and Other Drugs (AL)
- Police Traffic Services (PT)
- Emergency Medical Services (EM)
- Traffic Records/Roadway Safety (TR)
- Occupant Protection (OP)
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety (PS)
Goals and Objectives:
Goals serve as the foundation upon which the grant is built. Goal(s) are what you hope to accomplish by implementing a traffic safety grant and represent an end result. Goal statements begin with the word “to” followed by an action verb. For example:
- To reduce the number of persons killed in traffic collisions.
- To reduce the number of persons injured in traffic collisions.
- To reduce the number of persons killed in alcohol-involved collisions.
- To reduce the number of persons injured in alcohol-involved collisions.
Objectives are activities conducted in order to accomplish the grant goal(s). Grant objectives should be stated in measurable terms, be concise and deal with a specific item, be realistic with a reasonable probability of achievement. All Objectives also begin with the word “to” followed by an action verb, for example:
- To conduct 4 DUI/DL Checkpoints.
- To conduct 8 DUI Saturation Patrols.
- To increase total department-wide DUI arrests by 10% from 549.
- To conduct 16 special enforcement operations targeting red light running.
- To increase total department-wide seat belt citations as a percent of total hazardous or moving citations issued 5 percentage points from the Federal Fiscal Year base rate of 20%.
- To increase the police department’s enforcement index 5 percentage points from the Federal Fiscal Base Year index of 50.
- To conduct 2 “Real DUI Trials” in 2 high schools.
- To conduct 2 “Reality Check” student press conferences involving high school journalism students.
Additional Guidelines are available under:
“What costs are allowable, what types of programs does OTS fund?”
in the FAQ page.
How to Apply:
Applying for an OTS grant begins with submission of an application using the eGrants system. eGrants is the Office of Traffic Safety’s web accessible grants management system that facilitates all aspects of the grant process from application through reporting, claim reimbursement and close-out. The e-Grants system workflow is driven by the creation and completion of Tasks. For example, the first Task will be to “Complete Grant Application.”
Questions Contact
Organization Information:
Organization: California Office of Traffic Safety
Website: http://www.ots.ca.gov/
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Office of Traffic Safety
Contact Phone: 916-509-3030
More Information:
http://www.ots.ca.gov/Grants/Program_Information/default.asp
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