Assistance Listing 20.614
Department of Transportation · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Assistance Listing 20.614, “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements,” is a federal program administered by Department of Transportation. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 1 open, 1 forecasted and 6 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $214M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Provide technical and financial assistance to State and local government agencies, for-profit and non-profit organizations, educational institutions, hospitals, and other persons (as defined in Title 1 USC Chapter (1)) in support of highway safety research and development, special studies, educational and public awareness projects related to or involving: 1). Activities, including demonstration projects to study vehicle, highway, driver, passenger, motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics; 2). Emergency medical services communications and transportation of the injured; 3). Human behavioral factors such as driver education, impaired driving, and distracted driving; 4). Evaluation of the effectiveness of countermeasures to increase highway and traffic safety, including occupant protection and alcohol- and drug-impaired driving technologies and initiatives; 5). Development of technologies to detect drug impaired drivers; 6). Research, evaluation, and identification of best practices related to driver education programs (including driver education curricula, instructor training and certification, program administration, and delivery mechanisms) and recommendations for harmonizing driver education and multistage graduated licensing systems; 7). Effect of State laws on any aspects, activities, or programs described above.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Eligibility requirements will be specified on a project-by-project basis. Generally speaking, and historically, projects have been made available to the following types of organizations: Intrastate, Local, Sponsored Organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Other public institution/organization, Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government, U.S. territory or possession, Specialized Group, Small Business, Profit Organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization, Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization, Other private institution/organization, Native American Organization,
Intended beneficiaries: Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Nonprofit Organization, For-Profit Organization, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Local, Interstate Organization and U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states).
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): The range and average of financial assistance for these grants are $650,000 - $2,500,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 20.614. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prosecutor ResourcesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Closed | Up to $3M | Jun 7, 2019 | 20.614 |
Advanced Automatic Collision Notification for Medical DirectorsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Closed | Up to $250K | Jun 25, 2014 | 20.614 |
Education and Enforcement in Pedestrian Focus CitiesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Closed | Up to $2M | Aug 30, 2013 | 20.614 |
Texting ban EnforcementNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Closed | $275K – $550K | Jul 31, 2012 | 20.614 |
State Judicial Outreach LiaisonsNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Closed | $50K – $500K | Jul 13, 2012 | 20.614 |
Demonstration Project to Enhance Medical Review PracticesNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Closed | $400K – $800K | Jun 29, 2012 | 20.614 |
20.614 is the Assistance Listing Number for “National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Interstate Organization, U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), Local, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Nonprofit Organization, For-Profit Organization and U.S. Federal Government. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $214,088,710 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.