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

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	Grant Application

	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 region.

	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

	Because the proportion of pedestrian fatalities in New Jersey is well above the national average, pedestrian safety is an emerging priority.

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

	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 potential funding amounts.

Occupant Protection Education and Enforcement

	The current seat belt usage rate in New Jersey is 92.67%.

	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 grants are concentrated at the regional or County level, focusing on consistently scheduled “stations” in lieu of roving checkpoints. Booster seat education materials are being developed for FY2010.

Alcohol and Impaired Driving

	The proportion of alcohol-related fatalities in New Jersey (2008) is 26%.

	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. Contact the Region Supervisor to be considered for the next “Over the Linit. Under Arrest” funding cycle.

	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 trends related to DWI.

	The growing trend in the South Region is in multi-jurisdictional saturation patrols during peak DWI periods. Contact the Region Supervisor for more information.

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

Aggressive Driving

	Both Aggressive Driving and residential speeding are seen as major quality of life issues in most New Jersey communities.

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

Mobilizations and Crackdowns

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


Click It or Ticket: May 2010
Over the Limit. Under Arrest: August, December 2010

Timelines and Deadline

	NJDHTS grants operate on the Federal Fiscal Year

	FY2011: October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011

	Grant application deadline for FY2011: March 31, 2010

	Grant application review, scoring, revisions, and recommendations: April-June, 2010
	Letters of Intent for FY2011: September, 2010
	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

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