Roadway safety grant funding available for mid-Missouri…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - Grant funding is available to mid-Missouri agencies, businesses, and organizations in need of resources to further promote roadway safety . The Central Coalition for Roadway Safety's community grants are open for submission now through Oct. 15 .

" These funds are dedicated to making Missouri roadways safer - whether that is law enforcement with equipment needs or groups promoting safe driving habits ," said Trent Brooks, central region coalition for roadway safety representative . " If you have a need we can help with, apply."

Grant requests must address at least one of the emphasis areas identified in the Show-Me Zero strategic highway safety plan. These include occupant protection, distracted driving, speed and aggressive driving , and impaired driving. Learn more: www.savemolives.com/mcrs/show-me-zero.

Law enforcement, health departments, community groups, businesses, non-profits, organizations, and more are eligible to apply for these funds. Funding is limited, with a $5,000 maximum award amount and other additional limitations placed on certain types of projects. For instance, Project Graduation and alternative prom events may receive up to $200 in grant funds and $100 in give-away incentives. School docudramas that demonstrate the effects of distracted driving, impaired driving , and riding unbelted can request up to $700.

A pply online at www.modot.org/form/cr-funding-application .

The Central Coalition for Roadway Safety is a diverse partnership of safety advocates spanning 18 counties dedicated to making roadways throughout the mid-Missouri region safer. The Coalition's goal is to end traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roadways. Missouri's Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Show-Me Zero, outlines the state's plan for achieving success by implementing strategies most effective at mitigating the behaviors and issues most commonly associated with fatal and serious injury crashes in Missouri. Zero fatalities is our goal - a nything else is simply unacceptable .

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