Grant Programs
2023 School Bus Stop Arm Signal Camera - Phase 6
The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, seeks to provide funding to school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and/or companies that provide school bus services to install and operate school bus stop-signal arm camera systems. To access the RFP, go to eGrants, click “Available Opportunities" and choose “2023 OTS School Bus Stop Arm Camera Phase VI". If you have never applied for a grant with the Office of Traffic Safety, complete the New User information.
The grant cycle will run from April 3, 2023 - Oct. 15, 2023. Completed proposals must be received via the DPS Web-Based e-grants system by the close of the business day 4:30 p.m., January 31, 2023. Late proposals will not be considered. Questions? Contact Rahya Geisler.
2023 School Bus Stop Arm Signal Camera - Phase 5
The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, seeks to provide funding to school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and/or companies that provide school bus services to install and operate school bus stop-signal arm camera systems. To access the RFP, go to eGrants, click “Available Opportunities" and choose “2023 OTS School Bus Stop Arm Camera Phase V". If you have never applied for a grant with the Office of Traffic Safety, complete the New User information.
The grant cycle will run from February 1, 2023 - Oct. 15, 2023. Completed proposals must be received via the DPS Web-Based e-grants system by the close of the business day 4:30 p.m., November 22nd, 2022. Late proposals will not be considered. Questions? Contact Rahya Geisler.
Child Passenger Safety Grants - Open
The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, seeks to award an agency that currently employs a National Certified Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician that can become an instructor within six months within grant opportunity. The agency must identify one individual whose main function is to serve as a link for the DPS-OTS to promote child passenger safety in the State of Minnesota. The following grants are open in eGrants system:
- 2023 NHTSA Funding RFP - Northern CPS Liaison $90,000.00
- 2023 NHTSA Funding RFP - Southern CPS Liaison $90,000.00
- 2023 NHTSA Funding RFP North East CPS Liaison $90,000.00
- 2023 NHTSA Funding RFP- CPS Hospital Support Liaison $120,000.00
2022 School Bus Stop Arm Signal Camera - Phase 3
The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety, a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, seeks to provide funding to school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, and/or companies that provide school bus services to install and operate school bus stop-signal arm camera systems. To access the RFP, go to eGrants, click “Available Opportunities" and choose “2023 OTS School Bus Stop Arm Camera Phase III". If you have never applied for a grant with the Office of Traffic Safety, complete the New User information.
The grant cycle will run from July 1, 2022 - Oct. 15, 2023. Completed proposals must be received via the DPS Web-Based e-grants system by the close of the business day 4:30 p.m., June 15, 2022. Late proposals will not be considered. Questions? Contact Rahya Geisler.
Questions and Answers from Phase 1 Applicants
Q. Who should be the main point of contact applying for this grant? The law enforcement agency, the schools, or the school bus company?
A. Either the bus company or the school district can be the applicant. The law enforcement agency is simply being asked to support he application.
Q. What does the DUNS Number on the form mean?
A. https://www.grants.gov/applicants/organization-registration/step-1-obtain-duns-number.html#:~:text=Purpose%20of%20DUNS.%20A%20DUNS%20number%20is%20a,number%20to%20track%20how%20federal%20money%20is%20allocated.
Q. We recently (FY22) purchased and installed a few of these cameras. Are we able to apply for the funds to reimburse the district?
A. No. Reimbursement can only be made for purchases made after a grant has been signed and is in effect.
2022 Multicultural Adult Driver Education Pilot Grant Program
The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), seeks to award a grant to a 501C3 qualified non-profit or government entity to implement a pilot program to provide driver education for multicultural community drivers age 18 or older with the objective of reducing crashes, injuries and deaths. The grant cycle will run from Jan. 1 - Sept. 30, 2022. Completed proposals must be received by 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Late proposals will not be considered.
Questions? Contact Brendan Wright no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021.
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) Grant Program
The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), seeks to award a grant to a 501C3 qualified non-profit or government entity to collaborate with local employers and school administrators to provide traffic safety programs that promote a safer traffic culture to employees, students, and families, and conduct outreach that supports law enforcement traffic safety campaigns.
Enforcement Grant Program
The Enforcement grant program provides federal funds to law enforcement agencies to conduct highly-visible, well publicized traffic safety enforcement campaigns. The grant funding will be used for overtime enforcement to address all traffic safety issues with an emphasis on impaired driving, occupant protection, speed and distracted driving. General information about the program can be found on the DPS Web site under Law Enforcement Partners. Questions? Contact Shannon Grabow, or (651) 201-7063.
Safe Roads Grant Program
The Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Safe Roads Grant funding provides resources to combat the largest traffic safety problems facing local communities in a partnership with law enforcement, engineering, emergency medical services, and education. Applicants must provide county-wide grant services and have at least one local law enforcement agency participating in the Enforcement Grant program.
The Safe Roads Grant program integrates the concepts of the statewide initiative by bringing together community stakeholders from education, engineering, emergency medical services and enforcement. Safe Roads grants focus on connecting crash data and statewide efforts with local collaborations and activities. It also makes use of research and evaluation studies that point to the activities and best practices for the greatest impact in reducing traffic deaths and serious injuries.
Integrated Judicial and Administrative Ignition Interlock Program
Proposals were received from judicial districts and probation services within a county to pilot a judicial ignition interlock program that coordinates with the current administrative ignition interlock program. The program requires counties or judicial districts to expand the use of ignition interlock and use it as a tool for reducing impaired driving and increasing legal driving. For more information, contact Duane Siedschlag at (651) 201-7074.
DWI Court Programs
This project supports judicial leadership in the development of DWI Courts for repeat DWI offenders. The Minnesota Supreme Court and Office of Juvenile Justice Programs have dedicated state and federal grant funding for the implementation of Drug Courts which were used as a model for the DWI Courts. The project will augment state, local and other federal funding to support judicially led court programs that follow the DWI Court model to supervise high risk DWI offenders. For more information, contact Duane Siedschlag at (651) 201-7074.
