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No. NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26 · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$300,000 – $20,000,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 1, 2027
Posted
Aug 3, 2026
Last verified
3 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Other
Official description from grants.gov

While the agency will consider innovative enhancements to existing countermeasures, the goal is to develop evidence-based projects that are scalable and transferable for use by State and local law enforcement agencies. The primary intent of this of the ITSE Grant Program is to 1) develop innovative traffic safety enforcement programs that demonstrate effectiveness by reducing the number of motor vehicle crashes due to one or more of the subject risky driving behaviors; and 2) ensure the traffic safety enforcement programs are repeatable and scalable for use by law enforcement throughout the United States. In addition to those goals, the Department seeks to fund projects that advance the priorities of this Administration as described in DOT’s mission statement and across executive orders.

Who can apply

  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
  • Others
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 20.614 · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (20.614), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 13 $2,400,000 $1,292,615 – $2,400,000
FY 2025 24 $5,854,348 $2,313,981 – $7,373,267
FY 2024 9 $400,000 $282,148 – $799,998
FY 2023 8 $296,155 $75,125 – $595,015
FY 2022 71 $362,500 $200,825 – $717,412
FY 2021 16 $530,833 $106,162 – $1,268,090

For comparison, this notice advertises $300,000 – $20,000,000.

Who wins it State government (84), Nonprofit (42), Higher education (10) of 141 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states VA (21) · DC (8) · MD (6) · ID (4) · AZ (3)
Largest recent awards
  1. HIGHWAY PATROL, CALIFORNIA $60,279,637 · FY 2025
  2. AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY, INC. $45,000,000 · FY 2023
  3. GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION (GHSA) $14,000,000 · FY 2022
  4. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $13,215,214 · FY 2025
  5. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION $12,152,864 · FY 2025

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 19, 2026

Change history

Since we first indexed it
  1. Aug 13, 2026 Eligibility text updated
  2. Aug 13, 2026 Award floor: $500,000 → $300,000