• Grants are available to enhance highway safety.highway image by Ekaterina Sidorenko from Fotolia.com
  
  According to the National Atlas of the United States, America's highway system has up to four million miles of roads. However, roadways are not always safe. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that, in 2008, someone perished in a motor vehicle accident almost every 15 minutes, and that the annual cost of speeding-related accidents is approximately more than $40 billion. Each year, highway safety grants are available to promote safety on America's roadways.
  
  

Summer High-Visibility Enforcement Campaign

• The State of Maine's Bureau of Highway Safety introduced a Summer High-Visibility Enforcement Campaign in 2010. The program allows for Maine law enforcement organizations to apply for grants up to $10,000. The campaign incorporates high-visibility seat-belt enforcement, high-visibility drunk-driving enforcement, and speed enforcement. Financial assistance is provided for overtime costs for manpower and for paid media coverage.
  
  Bureau of Highway Safety
  164 State House Station
  Augusta, ME 04333
  207-626-3840
  maine.gov
  
  

Occupant Protection Incentive Grant

• The Occupant Protection Incentive Grant, managed nationally by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and on the state level by the State Highway Safety Offices, awards grants for states to establish and employ programs to lower the amount of highway deaths and injuries connected to individuals either incorrectly harnessed or unharnessed in motor vehicles. Award amounts vary by state. States may qualify for a six-year Occupant Protection Incentive Grant if they offer educational programs on seat-belt and child passenger protection.
  
  Governors Highway Safety Association
  444 N. Capitol St.
  Washington DC 20001
  202-789-0942
  ghsa.org
  
  

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasure Incentive Grant

• The Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasure Incentive Grant offers financial assistance to states that execute effective programs to curb traffic incidents involving impaired drivers. States may be eligible for grants if they meet certain standards including offering sobriety checkpoints and providing education to curb underage alcohol use. States also may qualify for funding if statistics show a steady decrease in fatal alcohol-related crashes. Grants may be used for purchasing equipment to videotape impaired drivers and for effective systems to track impaired motorists. Awards vary by state. Managed nationally by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and on the state level by the State Highway Safety Offices, the grant program awarded $139 million in fiscal year 2009, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
  
  Governors Highway Safety Association
  444 N. Capitol St.
  Washington DC 20001
  202-789-0942
  ghsa.org