FFY 2010 Grants

 

Grant Information for Federal Fiscal Year 2010

Current Grant Year for Information only

 

Federal funds are made available to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Division of Traffic Safety (DTS), annually through the US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in order to promote traffic safety on our highways. Our major goals are to reduce motor vehicle crashes, fatalities and injuries, increase the use of occupant protection devices, and to reduce impaired driving.

 

Applications for Highway Safety Projects for Federal Fiscal Year 2010 (FFY 2010) were accepted through April 3, 2009.

 

FFY 2010 runs from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. Additional grants programs may be opened during other times during the year as required.

Following is a synopsis of local highway safety programs underway in FFY 2010:

  1. Integrated Mini-Grant Enforcement Program (IMAGE) is designed to obtain motorist compliance with occupant protection, impaired driving, and speed laws through law enforcement agencies conducting increased enforcement and education activities during specific time periods. Click here for additional information about IMaGE grants. This grant program is currently closed to new applications.

  2. Local Alcohol Program (LAP) is designed to produce a significant impact on a local community's impaired driving problem. Project activities may include local task force formation, DUI enforcement, public information and education, prosecution and adjudication. Click here for additional information about LAP grants This grant program is currently closed to new applications.

  3. Traffic Law Enforcement Program, Phase II (TLEP-II) is designed to address traffic safety problems which might be effectively resolved by education and increased traffic enforcement by local police. Phase II involves the enforcement of identified high-crash areas and the contributing traffic violations. An additional component is participation in national and state mobilizations. Participation in this program is limited to a maximum of 3 years. Only currently participating agencies are eligible for this program. Click here for additional information about TLEP grants. This grant program is currently closed to new applications.

  4. Mini-Grant Alcohol Enforcement Program (MAP) is designed to reduce fatal and alcohol related traffic crashes through increased DUI enforcement and education activities during seven designated time periods and an additional one, selected by the applicant.  For FFY 2009 this grant includes a requirement for SFST trained officers.  Click here for additional information about MAP grants. This grant program is currently closed to new applications.

  5. Holiday Mobilization Plus Program (HM+) grants are designed to increase occupant protection usage and to reduce DUI through hire back enforcement. This program provides for participation in special enforcement campaigns such as “Click It or Ticket” and “You Drink & Drive. You Lose”. This program includes up to eight (8) enforcement periods of two (2) week duration as well as possible additional enforcement periods at the discretion of the local agency. Enforcement details during the Labor Day and Memorial Day campaigns is required for these grants. Click here for additional information about Holiday Mobilization Plus grants. This grant program is currently closed to new applications.

  6. Electronic Submittal of Crash Reports Program is designed to assist local law enforcement agencies in developing a system for timely submittal of crash reports. Grants are available for purchase of in car printers for agencies who adopt or expand the use of the Mobile Crash Reporting system (MCR-P) Click here for additional information about MCR-P grants. This program  is currently closed to new applications.

  7. Regional Occupant Protection Resource Coordinators are established to increase use and correct use of occupant protection safety devices. These centers provide information, training and on-going safety seat checks. Click here for additional information about the ROPRC program. This program  is currently closed to new applications.

  8. Child Passenger Safety Program (CPS) is designed to reduce the death and injury rate of infants and young children by providing safety seats to local agencies for distribution to parents, grandparents and/or guardians. Click here for additional information about Child Passenger Safety Program grants. This program  is currently closed to new applications.

  9. Boost Illinois – Child Passenger Safety Program (BI-CPS) is designed to reduce the death an injury rate of children by providing booster seats to local agencies for distribution to parents, grandparents and/or guardians. Click here for additional information about the Boost Illinois Child Passenger Safety Program grants. This program  is currently closed to new applications.
  10. Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (PBS) is designed to aid public agencies in funding cost-effective projects that improve pedestrian and bicycle safety through education and enforcement. Click here for additional information about Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program grants. This program  is currently closed to new applications.

  11. Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Program (MSA) is designed to enlist local agencies and organizations to improve motorcycle safety and motorist awareness through various types of activities. Click here for additional information about the Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Program grants. This program  is currently closed to new applications.

  12. Injury Prevention Program is designed to reduce fatalities and injuries sustained in traffic crashes through educational programs and other initiatives. Staff provides educational presentations, coordinate public information campaigns and work with the media to raise public awareness of safe driving laws, use of occupant protection devices, designated drivers and other methods of increasing roadway safety. For FFY 2010 there are specifications for this grant program that should be reviewed by potential grantees before they prepare their application. Click here for additional information about Injury Prevention grants. This program  is currently closed to new applications.

The Highway Safety Program operates on a cost reimbursement basis. Local agencies/organizations that are approved for funding are required to pay for project expenses initially, and are then reimbursed by IDOT/DTS for approved, documented expenditures. IDOT/DTS then applies to NHTSA for reimbursement.

Guidance on filing Claims for Reimbursement can be found in the “Procedures for Submittal of Claims for Reimbursement”.  A copy of this document can be reviewed by clicking here . 

A sample of an example TS 500 form can be reviewed by clicking here. 

A sample of an example TS 600 form can be reviewed by clicking here.