The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Just Services (OJS) Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) is offering TWO grant opportunities: a Child Passenger Safety Seat Program grant and a Law Enforcement grant to supplement an existing tribal traffic safety program. Please click here to download the cover letter explaining both opportunities.
Child Passenger Safety Program – Click here for the full application!
The Highway Safety Act of 1966, U.S.C. Title 23, Section 402, provides U.S. Department of Transportation funding to assist Indian tribes in implementing traffic safety projects. These projects are designed to reduce the high number of traffic crashes and their resulting fatalities, injuries and property damage within Indian communities. Tribes can apply for the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program grant by downloading the application – click here. Complete the application in its entirety; do not leave any blank spaces/fields.
The BIA Indian Highway Safety Program is performance-based and data driven. The problem statement will need to justify the tribe’s need for a child passenger safety seat program. All applications must contain measurable targets and performance measures, and be justified by data. Insufficient data to justify a need for a CPS program will significantly reduce the possibility of funding for the Tribe.
These 402 funds are intended to supplement an existing traffic safety program on the reservation.
Indian Highway Safety Program grants are funded in the form of reimbursements. Tribes must first expend their funds and submit documentation for reimbursement consideration each month. Monthly report and financial reports (requests for reimbursement) are required.
A Tribal Resolution must be submitted with the application.
Please contact the Indian Highway Safety Program at (505)563-3780 to inquire about BIA IHSP Grant Writing Training.
- Grant applications are due by:
May 1, 2017 for the FY2018 Grant Year
May 1, 2018 for the FY2019 Grant Year
May 1, 2019 for the FY2020 Grant Year
Grant applications and attachments can be mailed to:
Bureau of Indian Affair
Office of Justice Service
Indian Highway Safety Program
1001 Indian School Road N.W. Ste. 251
Albuquerque, NM 87114
Application and attachments can also be submitted via e-mail at:
ojs_indian_highway_Safety@bia.gov
Law Enforcement Grant – Click here for the full application!
Tribes can apply for the full-time and over- time Law Enforcement grant with this application; use the drop down menu to select the grant the tribe is applying for. Complete the application in its entirety; do not leave any blank spaces/fields. The BIA Indian Highway Safety Program is performance-based and data driven. A traffic safety problem must be identified; all applications must contain measurable targets and performance measures, and be justified by data. Insufficient data to justify a traffic safety problem will significantly reduce the possibility of funding for the Tribe.
These 402 funds are intended to supplement an existing traffic safety program on the reservation.
Indian Highway Safety Program grants are funded in the form of reimbursements. Tribes must first expend their funds and submit documentation for reimbursement consideration each month. Monthly report and financial reports (requests for reimbursement) are required.
A Tribal Resolution and the Tribe’s most current approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement Letter must be submitted with the application.
Please contact the Indian Highway Safety Program at (505)563-3780 to inquire about BIA IHSP Grant Writing Training.
Grant applications are due by:
- May 1, 2017 for the FY2018 Grant Year
May 1, 2018 for the FY2019 Grant Year
May 1, 2019 for the FY2020 Grant Year
Grant applications and attachments can be mailed to:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of Justice Service
Indian Highway Safety Program
1001 Indian School Road N.W. Ste. 251
Albuquerque, NM 87114
Application and attachments can also be submitted via e-mail at:
ojs_indian_highway_Safety@bia.gov
