Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas

The summary for the Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas
	CFDA Number:	20.614
	CFDA Description:	National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DTNH22-08-R-00148
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 28, 2008
	Creation Date:	May 28, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 27, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 27, 2008
	Archive Date:	Jul 27, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	02
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$600,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$300,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Terry McBee Contract Specialist Phone 202-366-3998

terry.mcbee@dot.gov [terry.mcbee@dot.gov]
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