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HTS
Grants |
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Central
NJ Region |
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The
NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety offers,
on an annual basis, federal grant funding to agencies
that wish to undertake programs designed to reduce
motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities
on the roads of New Jersey. Municipal, county,
state government and law enforcement agencies,
as well as non-profit organizations, are encouraged
to apply for NJDHTS grant funding to address specific,
local traffic safety issues. |
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All
grant applications should be submitted through the SAGE
(E-Grants) system. |
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Timelines
and Deadline
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For additional information on these or other programs please contact Ed O'Connor, Central Region Supervisor, at 609-376-9708 or Edward.O'Connor@njoag.gov
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completing a Grant Application, the narrative should
state the specific safety problem as well as providing
three years of data supporting the existence of the
problem. Additionally, measurable objectives should
be identified to evaluate the efficacy of the program. |
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Comprehensive
Traffic Safety Programs (CTSP's) |
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Seat
Belts |
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Impaired
Driving (Alcohol and Other Drugs) |
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The
proportion of alcohol-related fatalities in
New Jersey is 20.7%.
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In
the Central Region, impaired driving enforcement
grant funding is distributed through the Year-End
and August/September "Drive Sober or Get
Pulled Over" crackdowns.
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Year-round,
countywide sobriety checkpoint and DRE call-out grants will also be considered. |
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Contact the
Region Supervisor to be considered for the next
"Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" funding
cycle.
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Pedestrian
Safety |
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Child
Passenger Safety |
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Child
passenger safety grants are concentrated at
the regional or County level, focusing on
consistently scheduled “stations”
in lieu of roving checkpoints. |
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Mobilizations
and Crackdowns |
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All
police agencies in the Central Region are
expected to support statewide enforcement
campaigns, whether funded or non-funded: |
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U Drive. U Text. U Pay: April 2020 |
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Click
It or Ticket: May 2020 |
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Drive
Sober or Get Pulled Over (2): August and December 2020 |
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Other
Eligible Programs |
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Grant
applications may also be submitted that utilize
enforcement, education or engineering counter-measures
to address other specific traffic safety issues
including: |
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Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) - 12-month data based municipal enforcement program. Requires crash data and citation analysis as well as planning and development. Contact the Regional Supervisor for more information. |
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Bicycling
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EMS
Training - relating to crash response |
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Traffic
Engineering -
primarily pedestrian pavement markings
and pedestrian signs, but some traffic
studies will be considered |
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For
any of these program areas, potential grantees
must utilize the SAGE
(E-Grants) application and should plan
to include a detailed Problem Identification
section with 3 years of motor vehicle crash
injury or property damage statistics, goals,
objectives and strategies. |
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For additional information on these or other programs please contact Ed O'Connor, Central Region Supervisor, at 609-376-9708 or Edward.O'Connor@njoag.gov |
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