Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Funding

Estimated total program funding: $20,000,000

About

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.

Eligibility

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.

Applicant types

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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

Applicant evidence

Applicant type: State governments
Applicant type: County governments
Applicant type: City or township governments
Applicant type: Special district governments
Applicant type: Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
Applicant type: Federally recognized tribal governments
Applicant type: Native American tribal organizations
Applicant type: 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than higher-education institutions

Opportunity boundaries

Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $20,000,000
Recorded deadline: September 2, 2027; confirm time zone and submission system.

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Application checklist

How to apply for Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

• Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 00, Grants.gov eligibility code 01, Grants.gov eligibility code 02, Grants.gov eligibility code 04, Grants.gov eligibility code 06, Grants.gov eligibility code 07.
• Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
• Notice summary: 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.

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Recorded deadline

September 1, 2027 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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Last directory verification: Sep 18, 2026.