Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes September 1, 2027
- Posted
- August 3, 2026
- Closes
- September 1, 2027
- Award ceiling
- $20,000,000
- Award floor
- $300,000
- Program funding
- $20,000,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 20.614
- Archives
- October 1, 2027
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.614 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $45.5M
- FY2025 obligated
- $215.4M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $63.8M
- Awards in window
- 120
Top recipients: Highway Patrol, California, Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, Inc., Department of Transportation Connecticut, Maryland Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Transportation
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
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
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
Applicants eligible for an award include a State or local agency, authority, association, educational institution, or nonprofit organization that demonstrates that it has organizational capacity and experience to carry out the responsibilities of administering, coordinating, and implementing the activities of this NOFO, as explained in Section III ‘Program Description’, and based upon the documentation submitted by the applicant as required in Section IV ‘Application Contents and Format’. Only organizations capable of fulfilling the criteria listed within this NOFO will be considered for an award.
How to apply
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