U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
The program authorizes grants to non-profit organizations and not-for-profit organizations to provide training to prevent or reduce highway work zone injuries and fatalities.
SAFETEA-LU Sections 1409 (a) through (c)
Work zones remain a dangerous element of the transportation network, representing over 1000 fatalities annually (1,068 for 2004). The Work Zone Safety Grants program authorized in SAFETEA-LU will provide significant financial assistance for highway work zone safety training and guideline development towards improvement of highway work zone safety.
Authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund, to be available as if apportioned under Chapter 1 of 23 USC, except that such funds shall not be transferable.
Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Authorization | $0M | $4.355M* | $5M | $5M | $5M |
* Actual funding level
Grants may be used for:
The Federal share is 80%.
The FHWA Office of Safety will establish and implement a WZ safety grant program. A request for applications (RFA) has been issued through www.grants.gov to solicit grant applicants. Multiple grants are anticipated to be awarded to selected applicants in August 2006.