The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has announced $28.5 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the 2023–2024 federal fiscal year.
Locally four grants have been announced:
Cannon County Sheriff’s Department High Visibility Enforcement of Tennessee Traffic Safety Laws $5,000.00
Level One Accountability, LLC. TN‐HERT 2.0 $ 33,345.00 – training for first responders
Woodbury Police Department Enforcement of Tennessee Driving Under the Influence Laws 20,000.00
Tennessee District Attorney General, 16th Judicial District (which includes Cannon County) awarded Driving Under the Influence Prosecution $ 212,092.22.
“The THSO is pleased to announce the allocation of federal grant funds to support our traffic safety partners across Tennessee,” said Tennessee Highway Safety Office Director Buddy Lewis. “These funds will be used to increase traffic safety education, public awareness, advocacy, training, and enforcement initiatives to improve driver behavior and protect Tennessee roadways. These partnerships are essential to saving lives and reducing traffic fatalities across Tennessee.”
Over 370 federal grants exceeding $28 million in total have been awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across Tennessee. Approximately $3 million in media grant funds will be allocated for statewide highway safety education and public awareness campaigns.
Every year, traffic safety advocates, non-profit organizations, emergency response personnel, law enforcement, district attorneys general, and other state agencies across Tennessee seek funding through grant applications offered by the THSO. Applicants who meet the required data-driven criteria and highway safety standards are awarded grant funds to support the THSO’s mission to reduce traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities.