Municipal Road Safety Grant (MA)

The Municipal Road Safety Grant (MA) provides funding for police departments in Massachusetts to enhance traffic safety initiatives. It encourages flexibility in implementing strategies beyond traditional enforcement, including community outreach and specialized training. Grants are tiered based on population size, offering up to $65,000 for larger municipalities. The program aims to reduce roadway crashes, injuries, and fatalities by supporting innovative traffic safety programs and fostering positive community-police interactions.

The Office of Grants and Research is the State Administering Agency for traffic safety grants provided by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This grant program makes federal funds available to provide police departments substantial flexibility in addressing local traffic safety issues, allowing funding beyond enforcement to include equipment options and developing novel traffic-safety programs. The goal is to support traditional enforcement activities and develop new strategies to reduce roadway crashes, injuries, fatalities, and associated economic losses in Massachusetts.
Purpose
This AGF is designed to provide municipal police departments with a high level of flexibility in determining the best strategies to supplement each municipality’s existing traffic safety efforts and activities. Eligible programs include High Visibility Enforcement (HVE), a proven countermeasure for road safety and an essential component in highway safety efforts; traditional enforcement campaigns; pedestrian and bicyclist focused enforcement; alternatives for specific speed-related safety equipment; specialized training to strengthen officers' knowledge, skills, and abilities; and the development of community programs that focus on enhancing outreach and awareness.
OGR strongly encourages applicants to implement non-enforcement strategies that will raise community awareness of traffic safety issues and help instill beneficial changes in road user behavior. This allows for positive interactions between police and their communities.
Funding
Funding Levels:Population - Greater than 40,000Tier 1Level Max Award -  $65,000.00Population - 20,000 - 39,999Tier - 2Level Max Award - $45,000.00Population - 12,000 - 19,999Tier - 3Level Max Award - $35,000.00Population - Less than 12,000 Tier - 4Level Max Award - $25,000.00

Eligibility

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