Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas

The summary for the Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas: 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.

Federal Grant Title:	Increasing Seat Belt Usage in Rural Areas
Federal Agency Name:	DOT National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Grant Categories:	Transportation
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	DTNH22-08-R-00148
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	20.614
CFDA Descriptions:	National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 27, 2008
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 27, 2008
Posted Date:	May 28, 2008
Creation Date:	May 28, 2008
Archive Date:	Jul 27, 2008
Total Program Funding:	$600,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$300,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$300,000
Expected Number of Awards:	02
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Grant Announcement Contact: Terry McBee Contract Specialist Phone 202-366-3998

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