Highway Safety Grants
Forecasted
MoDOT's Highway Safety Grants fund research-driven projects to reduce traffic crashes and improve roadway safety through education, enforcement, and data-based interventions in Missouri.
Funder: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027
Funding Amounts: Varies by project; typically supports single-year projects aligned with the federal fiscal year (Oct 1–Sep 30)
Summary: Supports Missouri initiatives to reduce traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities through education, enforcement, and innovative safety programs.
Description
The Highway Safety Grants program, administered by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) through its Highway Safety and Traffic Division, provides financial support for projects aimed at reducing the frequency and severity of traffic crashes across Missouri. The program targets a broad range of priority areas, including impaired driving prevention, enhancement of traffic records data systems, public education on safe driving behaviors, targeted enforcement of hazardous moving violations, occupant protection, motorcycle and youth alcohol projects, and innovative community-based safety solutions. Funding may support law enforcement overtime, public awareness campaigns, training initiatives, and other evidence-based interventions to foster safer roadways and reduce fatalities and injuries related to traffic incidents.
