The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) is now accepting both Law Enforcement and Non-Law Enforcement traffic safety grant applications. The grant funding is supplied from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and KOHS is the primary grantee of the NHTSA grant funds. The NHTSA funds are awarded to sub-grantees thru KOHS to help reduce crashes, injuries, fatalities and associated cost by identifying transportation safety issues and developing & implementing effective integrated programs & activities.
Who can submit an application? Local and State Law Enforcement Agencies, Private Institutions of higher education, and Non-Law Enforcement Agencies such as Health Departments and Hospitals. Grants are reimbursed based upon the actual cost that have incurred and been paid by the grantee during the grant cycle.
Application must be submitted as an email attachment to:
KOHSgrants@ky.gov
File must be submitted in WORD format only
On-line application must be submitted by:
February 4, 2019
Grant period:
October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020
Grant Application for Law Enforcement Projects
Grant Application for Non Law Enforcement Projects
Grant Application Conditions for 2020
Things to consider before applying:
What is the problem?
What is already being done?
What challenges if any?
What resources are available?
What are existing programs?
Who are the key players?
The grant application consists of:
Problem Statement
Data
Goals/Objectives
Tasks/Activities/Milestones
Budget
Plans for Cost Sharing
Crash Data/ Traffic Records Links
