OpenOpportunity NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26

Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Department of Transportation

At a glance

Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program is an open federal grant opportunity from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Department of Transportation). Applications are due September 1, 2027. Individual awards are listed as $300K – $20M, with about 10 awards expected and $20M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public colleges & universities and 6 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 20.614 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Aug 3, 2026Posted
Sep 1, 2027Application deadlinenext date
Oct 1, 2027Archived

Posted: Aug 3, 2026
Close date: Sep 1, 2027
Archive date: Oct 1, 2027
Award floor: $300,000
Award ceiling: $20,000,000
Est. total funding: $20,000,000
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Applicants eligible for an award include a State or local agency, authority, association, educational institution, or nonprofit organization that demonstrates that it has organizational capacity and experience to carry out the responsibilities of administering, coordinating, and implementing the activities of this NOFO, as explained in Section III ‘Program Description’, and based upon the documentation submitted by the applicant as required in Section IV ‘Application Contents and Format’. Only organizations capable of fulfilling the criteria listed within this NOFO will be considered for an award.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

While the agency will consider innovative enhancements to existing countermeasures, the goal is to develop evidence-based projects that are scalable and transferable for use by State and local law enforcement agencies.

The primary intent of this of the ITSE Grant Program is to 1) develop innovative traffic safety enforcement programs that demonstrate effectiveness by reducing the number of motor vehicle crashes due to one or more of the subject risky driving behaviors; and 2) ensure the traffic safety enforcement programs are repeatable and scalable for use by law enforcement throughout the United States. In addition to those goals, the Department seeks to fund projects that advance the priorities of this Administration as described in DOT’s mission statement and across executive orders.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

How to apply

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Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Open the application packageUse opportunity number NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26 on Grants.gov (Grants.gov Workspace). Open ↗
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyAnoko A Zankli Grantor · anoko.zankli.ctr@dot.gov Open ↗
Submit before September 1, 2027Submit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

20.614National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative AgreementsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 20.614

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$34.5M

FY25

$214M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 20.614. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 20.614

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 121 grant awards had funding actions under National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements, with 12 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

HIGHWAY PATROL, CALIFORNIA$62.6M
AUTOMOTIVE COALITION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY, INC.$33.8M
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT$17.5M
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$13.2M
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$12.2M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Anoko A Zankli Grantor
anoko.zankli.ctr@dot.gov
240-421-4046

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program”?

According to the official notice, applications are due September 1, 2027. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for “Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $300k – $20m, total estimated program funding is $20,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 awards.

How do I apply for “Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 20.614