Police Traffic Services (PT): Multiple Violations
Forecasted
The Police Traffic Services (PT): Multiple Violations grant funds Tennessee law enforcement for data-driven enforcement and outreach to address key traffic safety risks and reduce crashes.
Funder: Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (grant application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Typically supports 1-year projects; award size varies by agency size, county crash rates, and available state/federal funds.
Summary: Funding for Tennessee law enforcement agencies to conduct proactive, multi-topic traffic enforcement and outreach to reduce crashes and improve roadway safety.
Key Information: At least 50% of funds must be used for overtime enforcement; up to 20% for community engagement; equipment purchases allowed with restrictions.
Description
This grant program supports law enforcement agencies in Tennessee to implement sustained, highly visible, and data-driven enforcement and outreach targeting multiple traffic safety problem areas. The focus includes impaired and distracted driving, occupant protection, speeding, and the safety of vulnerable road users (older drivers, teens, bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists). Agencies must use data to justify targeted enforcement in jurisdictions with above-average crash rates.
Funding may be used for:
- Overtime enforcement by certified officers (SFST and Radar/LIDAR required; ARIDE and DRE suggested)
- Community engagement and outreach activities
- Equipment and supplies for traffic enforcement (capital purchases $10,000+ require special approval)
The program is administered by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) with federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) pass-through funds.
