Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement (ITSE) Grant Program

Issuing agency

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Department of Transportation)

Opportunity number

NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Other — Innovative Traffic Safety Enforcement programs: Innovative research and development, demonstration, training and education activities.

Status

Open (posted)

Application deadline

Closes September 1, 2027

Published award range

$300,000 – $20,000,000

Estimated total program funding

$20,000,000

Expected number of awards

10

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

20.614

Official source

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Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363446 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 363446 · Funding opportunity number NHTSA-693JJ926R000024-FY26

Posted

August 3, 2026 · Source last updated August 26, 2026

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

100% of key fields published by the source

Record confidence

highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

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.

Description (from the official listing)

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.

Agency contact

Primary Contact: Anoko Zankli Email: Anoko.Zankli.Ctr@dot.gov Secondary Contact: Gregory Benjamin, II. Email: Gregory.Benjamin@dot.gov
anoko.zankli.ctr@dot.gov