Incentive Grant Program to Prohibit Racial Profiling

 

Encouraged States to enact and enforce laws that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of traffic laws on Federal-aid highways, and to maintain and allow public inspection of statistics on motor vehicle stops.

Active 20.611 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation A - Formula Grants Not applicable. Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005, Section 1906, Public Law 109-59, 23 U.S.C. 1096 This Grant is available to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. State Highway Safety agencies. A State submitted certification that it met eligibility requirements; after being informed by NHTSA that it is eligible for a grant, the State submitted to the agency a plan that describes the programs the State will implement using the funds. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. No new funds have been authorized for this SAFETEA-LU program. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. All certifications must be submitted by July 1 for each fiscal year. To apply for grant funds in a fiscal year, a Law State must submit the certification required by Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 22, Thursday, February 2, 2006, Appendix 1 and an Assurances State must submit the certification required by Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 22, Thursday, February 2, 2006, Appendix 2, signed by the Governor's Representative for Highway Safety, to the appropriate NHTSA Regional Administrator. A State submits certification that it meets eligibility requirements; after being informed by NHTSA that it is eligible for a grant, the State submits to the agency a plan that describes the programs the State will implement using the funds. Federal share is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering costs incurred. All participants have converted to the Electronic Transfer of Funds method. Funds placed in obligation are available until expended. Not applicable. Not Applicable. Not applicable. Certifications must be submitted each year; however, a State may not receive a grant for more than two fiscal years if it is qualifying for the grant as an Assurances State. SAFETEA-LU provides that a State may qualify for a grant under the Section 1906 Program in one of two ways: (a) by enacting and enforcing a law that prohibits the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of State laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways and maintaining and allowing public inspection of statistical information on the race and ethnicity of the driver and any passengers for each such motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a Federal-aid highway (a Law State); or (b) by providing satisfactory assurances to the Secretary that the State is undertaking activities to prohibit racial profiling and to maintain and provide public access to data on the race and ethnicity of the driver and passengers for each motor vehicle stop made by a law enforcement officer on a Federal-aid highway (an Assurances State). Incentive grant funds were available to States to enact and enforce laws to prohibit racial profiling, in compliance with the following established criteria. Law States may use Section 1906 grant funds for: collecting and maintaining data on traffic stops; evaluating the results of such data; and developing and implementing programs to reduce the occurrence of racial profiling, including programs to train law enforcement officers. Assurances States may use Section 1906 grant funds for: funding activities to prohibit racial profiling in the enforcement of State laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways; collecting, maintaining and providing public access to traffic stop data; evaluating the results of such data; and developing and implementing programs to reduce the occurrence of racial profiling, including programs to train law enforcement officers. A State may not receive a grant for more than two fiscal years if it is qualifying for the grant as an Assurances State. Not applicable. For direct procurement contracts, audits will be conducted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Project sponsor shall retain records for 3 years following submission of a final expenditure report and other project deliverables, all project contract documents, financial records, and supporting documents pending resolution of audit findings. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Federal share is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering costs incurred. All participants have converted to the Electronic Transfer of Funds method. Funds placed in obligation are available until expended. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. See Appendix IV of the Catalog for the addresses of the Regional Offices of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Jamie D. Pfister
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., NRO-100
Washington, DC 20590 US
Jamie.Pfister@dot.gov
Phone: (202) 366-5424 http://www.nhtsa.gov 69-8020-0-7-401 (Formula Grants) FY 18$2,625,000.00; FY 19 est $1,500,000.00; FY 20 est $2,250,000.00; FY 17$0.00; FY 16$0.00; - States are spending down their Section SAFETEA-LU awards. Was reauthorized with the enactment of the FAST Act in 2015. Grant award ranged from $885,460- $454,170. Average grant was for $668,544 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) of 2005, Section 1906, Pub. L.109-59, as amended, 23 U.S.C. 402. Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 22, Thursday, February 2, 2006. Not applicable.