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Funding
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) was enacted on August 10, 2005. SAFETEA-LU
authorizes the Federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway
safety, and transit for the 5-year period 2005-2009. Visit the FHWA
SAFETEA-LU website for more information.
SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Bill
Official language approved by the House and Senate on
the Section 408 State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements
Program.
Federal Registry
Official rules of the distribution of traffic safety
information systems funding, as published in the Federal Registry.
Funding Sources
Depending on the project, there may be several possible funding sources to
support the endeavor. Please browse the links below to learn more and view
eligibility requirements. Many grants will require the grantee to apply
through the
http://www.grants.gov website, which requires pre-registration.
The registration process for an organization or an individual can take
between three to five business days or as long as four weeks if all steps are
not completed in a timely manner. Please register early, as windows of
opportunity to apply for grants are often narrow.
Federal Grants Website - Grants.gov
"Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive
grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
Grants.gov is THE single access point
for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making
agencies."
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www.grants.gov
Examples Projects Using Alternative Funding Sources
We are working to provide examples of how states have used alternative funding
sources to support traffic-records related projects, as well as examples of
innovative, cross-purpose projects.
Graphical Information Systems
The state of Ohio is currently building a statewide Location Based
Referencing System (LBRS) that is funded by Section 408, 9-1-1 money,
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 143, and state/local matching funds.
The following slideshow was presented at the 2009 Traffic Records Forum in
Phoenix, Arizona by Gene Del Greco of the Richland County Regional Planning
Commission, Jeremiah Glascock of Traffic Safety Analysis Systems & Services,
and Ron Cramer of Digital Data Technologies, Inc.
Location Based
Referencing System (LBRS) Presentation
(.pdf, 14,994k)
The Role of Data in Law Enforcement Decision-Making
How can timely information benefit law enforcement make better use of
their time and resources? Ted Mindall, Region 1 Law Enforcement
Liaison, presented the following at the Bi-Regional all-Inclusive Data Group
Exchange (BRIDGE) in Mystic, Connecticut on February 26, 2009.
Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) integrates
location-based crime and traffic data to establish effective and efficient
methods for deploying law enforcement and other resources. Using geomapping
to identify areas that have high incidences of crime and crashes, DDACTS
uses traffic enforcement strategies that play a dual role in fighting crime
and reducing crashes and traffic violations. Drawing on the deterrent of
highly visible traffic enforcement and the knowledge that crimes often
involve the use of motor vehicles, the goal of DDACTS is to reduce the
incidence of crime, crashes, and traffic violations across the country.
Data Driven Approach
to Resolving Traffic Safety Issues (.pdf, 4,495k)
Federal Highway Administration Funding Programs in Support of Traffic
Records
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) supports both the crash and
roadway data systems, but to a lesser-known extent FHWA supports traffic
records initiatives by allowing four grant programs to be used for traffic
records improvement. Robert Ramirez, FHWA Connecticut Division,
presented at the Regions 1 and 2 Bi-Regional Traffic Records Workshop in
Saratoga Springs, NY in February 2007 to demonstrate how states in NHTSA
Regions 1 and 2 were using FHWA funds to support traffic records
initiatives.
USDOT -
Working Together to Support Traffic Records
(.pdf, 255k)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Programs in Support of
Traffic Records
Demonstrates how states in Regions 1 and 2 used SaDIP and CVARS grants to
improve traffic records. Carolyn Temperine of the FMCSA Eastern
Service Center presented at the Regions 1 and 2 Bi-Regional Traffic Records
Workshop in Saratoga Springs, NY in February 2007 to demonstrate how states
in NHTSA Regions 1 and 2 were using FMCSA funds to support traffic records
initiatives.
FMCSA
Systems (.pdf, 277k)
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