USDOT opens $350M in funding for State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) Grants
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Opportunity: State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) Grant
Overview and Eligible Uses: SEDC grants will be provided to states to upgrade and standardize state crash data collection systems to enable electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and full electronic data transfers to the NHTSA to increase the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of the data.
SEDC grant funds may be used for the costs of the following three areas:
Equipment to upgrade a statewide crash data repository;
Adoption of electronic crash reporting by law enforcement agencies; and
Increasing alignment of state crash data with the latest Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria.
Amount: Each state is eligible for one award. A total of up to $350M is available to fund grants to states.
The total number of awards and amount of funds provided to each recipient will depend on the depth and quality of the plans submitted for consideration and the availabilities of funding.
Award Type: Grant
Eligible Applicants:
Each State can submit only one (1) application. If there are multiple entities within a State that are major stakeholders or responsible for the statewide crash data repository, the State shall coordinate and appoint one (1) point of contact for the grant application. This point of contact of the State shall submit the grant application. NHTSA expects that each State will receive SEDC grant funding once. For the purposes of this NOFO, pursuant to P.L. 117-58§ 24108, “State” means (i) each of the 50 States; (ii) the District of Columbia; (iii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (iv) the United States Virgin Islands; (v) Guam; (vi) American Samoa; (vii) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and (viii) the Secretary of the Interior, acting on behalf of an Indian Tribe.
Key Dates: Applications are due on May 1, 2024.
Key Links:
For a full list of currently available grant programs under the Infrastructure Law and other helpful tools, take a look at our Helpful Resources page.
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