State Highway Safety Programs & Funding
State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) administer a variety of highway safety grant programs. Each Governor designates a representative to administer the programs, and these representatives comprise the core GHSA membership.
In 1966, Section 402 of the Highway Safety Act established the first highway safety program–the State and Community Highway Safety Grant program. Congress has revised its highway safety grant program many times, adding new incentive grants, penalties and sanctions.
State laws can impact the amount and type of funding that states receive for different programs. Funding amounts for the programs listed below can be found on these federal funding charts.
Learn More About Federal Highway Safety Legislation
SAFETEA-LU State Highway Safety Programs
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) authorized the federal surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety and transit for the Federal Fiscal Years 2006 - 2009. (The Federal Fiscal Year runs from October 1 through September 30.)
SAFETEA-LU expired on Sept. 30, 2009 and is currently operating under a special extension through March 31, 2012, as Congress and the Administration work on the next reauthorization.
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