Safety Grants
Forecasted
Safety Grants support state and local agencies and qualified organizations with traffic safety programs and enforcement partnerships to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Illinois roadways.
Funder: Illinois Department of Transportation
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Cash and in-kind match are not required and do not influence scoring
Summary: Supports traffic safety programs and enforcement partnerships to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Illinois roadways.
Key Information: Applicants must register in GATA and maintain qualified status for application review.
Description
The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) offers Safety Grants to state and local agencies and qualified organizations working toward zero fatalities on Illinois roadways. Annual highway safety funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration support programs that address traffic safety problems, reduce crashes and injuries, increase occupant protection, and reduce impaired driving.
IDOT supports partners’ enforcement capacity rather than conducting enforcement itself. Enforcement efforts focus on priority emphasis areas and locations where they can have the greatest safety impact, using strategies identified in the Illinois Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Application guides also cover non-enforcement safety programs, motorcycle safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, racial profiling, and traffic records projects.
