Published: 9/30/2022

THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE (THSO) ANNOUNCED TODAY $24.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED STATEWIDE FROM THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FOR THE 2022–2023 FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR. SOME OF THE LOCAL AREA AGENCIES AMONG THE LIST OF AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: LORETTO POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOHENWALD POLICE DEPARTMENT, COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, MAURY COUNTY FIRE, GILES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, ELKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, LYNNVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MINOR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT. EVERY YEAR, TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVOCATES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERALS’ OFFICES, AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES ACROSS TENNESSEE SEEK FUNDING THROUGH GRANT APPLICATIONS OFFERED BY THE THSO. APPLICANTS WHO MEET THE REQUIRED DATA-DRIVEN CRITERIA AND HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDARDS ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE THSO’S MISSION TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CRASHES, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES.