FFY 2011 Grants
Information for potential grantees
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 2011 (FFY 2011) are currently available. The deadline for all applications is February 1, 2010.
FFY 2011 runs from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Additional grants programs may be opened at other times during the year as required.
Following is a synopsis of local highway safety programs underway in FFY 2011:
- 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. Starting in FFY 2011 enforcement will be limited to hire back officers. Click here for more information about LAP grants.
- Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) 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 ten (10) enforcement periods. Enforcement details during the Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Years, St. Patrick's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day campaigns is required for these grants. Click here for more information about STEP grants.
- Regional Occupant Protection Resource Centers (ROPRC) are established to increase use and correct use of occupant protection safety devices. These centers provide information, training and on-going safety seat checks and are heavily involved in the Operation Teen Safe Driving program. Click here for more information about ROPRC grants.
- Child Passenger Safety Program (CPS) is designed to reduce the death and injury rate of infants and young children by providing safety seats and booster seats to local agencies for distribution to parents, grandparents and/or guardians. For FFY2011 the Boost Illinois-Child Passenger Safety Program has been combined with the CPS program. Click here for more information about CPS grants.
- 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 more information about PBS grants.
- 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 more information about MSA grants.
- Injury Prevention Program (IP) 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. Click here for more information about IP grants.
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.
Local Alcohol Program (LAP) ^top
Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) ^top
Sustained Traffic Enforcement grants are designed to increase safety belt/child safety seat usage and to reduce impaired driving through hire back enforcement. This grant program provides for participation in special enforcement campaigns such as Click It or Ticket and You Drink & Drive. You Lose. Grants are available for up to 8 Holiday Time Periods. Participation in the Thanksgiving, Christmas/New Years, Saint Patrick's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day Campaigns is mandatory to participate in this program. Additional SBEZ's and RSC's hours can be “earned” equal to the number of hours utilized for the Memorial and Labor Day Campaigns. Participation in the Super Bowl and Cinco De Mayo Campaigns is optional.
The STEP grant program has replaced the IMaGE, MAP and Holiday Mobilization Plus programs that were offered in FFY 2010. Those programs are not available in FFY 2011.
In order to apply for this program the Highway Safety Project Application and Specifications – STEP form must be downloaded and completed.
Grant applications will be accepted through February 1, 2010.
TS 65 Highway Safety Project Application and Specifications STEP
The other forms listed below are used for the administration of the grant once it is awarded.
Understanding the Data Collection Forms
TS 500: Claim for Reimbursement
TS 205: Data Collection Form
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Regional Occupant Protection Resource Coordinator Program ^top
Child Passenger Safety Program ^top
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program ^top
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Program ^top
Injury Prevention Program ^top
