National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Description

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.

Who can apply

• State governments

Contact

Terry McBee <br/>Contract Specialist <br/>Phone 202-366-3998
terry.mcbee@dot.gov