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Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26 · Deadline: September 1, 2027 · Advertised ceiling: $20M

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 20.614, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Ask-amount guidance

Applicants here typically receive far less than the advertised ceiling: the program median is $545k against a $20M ceiling (3%). Budgets far above the median need a story; budgets far below leave money on the table.

Draw-down reality (program)

Across 13 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 83% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.

Listing summary

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 Un…

Eligibility: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other), Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3), Private institutions of higher education, Others · Categories: Other · official listing ↗

Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.