State of New Jersey

HTS Grants

South NJ Region

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, and state governmental 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.

	Introduction

	North NJ Region

	Central NJ Region

	South NJ Region

	pdf plug-in needed to print & view pdfs

	Grant Application pdf I fillable pdf I doc I instructions

	Please note: The grant application has been changed to include the e-mail address of the Project Director, Financial Director and Government Official. Grant approval letters with approved grants will now be e-mailed. This reduces our internal costs (postage, envelopes, paper etc.) and will accelerate the approval process. Thank you for your cooperation. If no e-mail address is provided, the letter and approved grant will be mailed (through US Mail) only to the Project Director.

	Notice of Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (16k pdf)
	Outline of Typical Grant Budget Costs (2.51mb)

	NJDHTS Grant Selection Criteria (16k)

	Certification - Debarment & Suspension (15k)

	NJDHTS Financial Package

For additional information on these or other programs please contact Ed O'Connor, South Region Supervisor, at 609-633-9048 or Edward.O'Connor@lps.state.nj.us

Comprehensive Traffic Safety Programs CTSP's

	Comprehensive Traffic Safety Program grants address multiple traffic safety concerns within a county or community.

	CTSP grants include numerous different tasks and strategies involving enforcement, education and engineering.

	The potential grantee must provide a detailed Problem Identification section with extensive information about the community, data analysis, and creative solutions.

	The generic NJDHTS Grant Application should be used for a CTSP grant proposal.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Education and Enforcement

	The proportion of pedestrian fatalities in New Jersey is 21%, which is well above the national average.

	The goal of the pedestrian safety program area is to lower the pedestrian fatality and injury rate in the years ahead.

	In the Summer of 2008, there will be a Regional Education and Awareness effort ("Think Safety") for the Jersey Shore Communities for pedestrian safety. Agencies will be contacted for participation. There is no funding associated with “Think Safety”, however, participation guarantees funding in the upcoming “Smooth Operator” initiative.

	In the South Region, municipalities in the Top 50 of the region for pedestrian injury crashes are eligible to apply for a Pedestrian Education and enforcement Grant.

	Bicycle safety grants must include education and enforcement for bicycle helmet use, and identify a sizeable bicycling population.

	Contact the Region Supervisor to find out if you qualify and to discuss funding amount.

Occupant Protection Education and Enforcement

	The current seat belt usage rate in New Jersey is 91%.

	The goal of the seat belt program is to continue to raise this usage rate in the years ahead and increase proper use of child restraints.

	In the South Region, seat belt grant funding is distributed through the annual Click It or Ticket two-week enforcement mobilization by invitation only. Agencies may send a request for consideration if they have not been included in recent initiatives.

	Currently there are no year-round seat belt grants available.

	Child Passenger safety funding has decreased in recent years, however, there are still grants available at the County, Regional, and sometimes Municipal levels. Contact the Regional Supervisor for information.

Alcohol and Impaired Driving

	The proportion of alcohol-related fatalities in New Jersey (2004-2006) is 32%.

	The goal of the impaired driving program is to lower this rate in the years ahead.In the South Region, impaired driving grant funding is primarily distributed through the annual "Over the Limit. Under Arrest" two-week enforcement crackdown. County agencies (such as Prosecutor's Offices) can apply for $20,000 grants to coordinate county-wide sobriety checkpoints.

	Year-round, innovative impaired driving grants involving enforcement and education will also be considered. This includes law enforcement, judicial, health, and educational professionals who can document a traffic safety problem.

	Contact the Region Supervisor to be considered for next "Over the Limit. Under Arrest" funding cycle.

	Education and enforcement should include impairment from substances other than alcohol.

Aggressive Driving

Aggressive Driving and Speed Enforcement are emerging priorities for the Region and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for FY2008 and FY2009.

In addition, residential speeding is seen as a major quality of life issue in most New Jersey communities.

Grant funding is available for overtime enforcement relating to speed and aggressive driving. Agencies must be able to identify the problem through crash statistics and summons data, and the problem must be significant.

Smooth Operator

	In FY2008 the South Jersey Region will be piloting the “Smooth Operator” program to curb aggressive driving.
	The program consists of 3 or 4 waves (TBD) of enforcement surrounded by massive public awareness (from the state) and program evaluation (from the grantee).
	Grantees will be selected based on the identified high aggressive driving related crash locations from 2004- 2006. Contact the Regional Supervisor for particulars.

Traffic Studies and Data Evaluation

	Innovative and creative methods to obtain crash, emergency response, summonses, and adjudication data may be submitted on the generic HS-1 grant application.

	Programs to support or increase Driver Education may also be submitted.

Seatbelt and Impaired Driving short term mobilizations

All police agencies in the South Region are expected to support statewide enforcement campaigns, whether funded or non-funded:


Click It or Ticket: May 2008
Smooth Operator: April-September 2008
Over the Limit. Under Arrest: August 2008

Timelines and Deadline

	NJDHTS grants operate on the Federal Fiscal Year

	FY2009: October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009

	Grant application deadline for FY2009: March 31, 2008

	Grant application review, scoring, revisions, and recommendations: April-June, 2008
	Grant rejection letters: July/August, 2008
	Letters of Intent for FY2009: September, 2008
	Formal approval: TBA based on the receipt of federal funding.

For additional information on these or other programs please contact Ed O'Connor, South Region Supervisor, at 609-633-9048 or Edward.O'Connor@lps.state.nj.us

Top

Contact Us \| Privacy Notice \| Legal Statement \| Accessibility Statement

Divisional: HTS Home \| about HTS \| contact HTS \| faqs \| news \| HTS library \| HTS grants
Departmental: OAG Home \| Contact OAG \| About OAG \| OAG News \| OAG FAQs
Statewide: NJ Home \| Services A to Z \| Departments/Agencies \| FAQs
Copyright © State of New Jersey This page is maintained by OAG Communications. Comments/Questions: email or call 609-292-4925