COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that $23 million has been awarded to support local and statewide initiatives to improve traffic safety and reduce traffic-related fatalities.
More than 170 grants were awarded to 132 local agencies in 66 counties and to 10 agencies for statewide programming. The grants are administered by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office which is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
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“The programs supported by these grants do such important work to encourage safety on our roadways,” said Governor DeWine. “By offering this grant funding each year, the Ohio Traffic Safety Office can help ensure that the message surrounding the dangers of distracted and impaired driving continues to be reinforced.”
Programs that received traffic safety grants include:
- Statewide programming grants were awarded to agencies to conduct education, enforcement, and awareness initiatives statewide to address traffic safety related priority areas.
- Impaired driving enforcement and selective traffic enforcement program grants were awarded to 56 sheriff’s offices and 32 police departments for overtime hours used to impact traffic-related fatal crashes that involve impaired driving via alcohol or drugs, seat belt usage, speed, aggressive driving, motorcycles, and failure to yield.
- Countywide OVI task force grants were awarded to agencies to conduct countywide high visibility enforcement, public awareness, and impaired driving initiatives.
- Safe Community program grants were awarded to communities to address traffic safety issues that involve impaired driving via alcohol or drugs, seat belt usage, distracted driving, youthful driving, and motorcycles
For a complete list of agencies receiving grants and the amounts, you can visit the Ohio Highway Safety Office’s website.
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