Grant Details

The Virginia Highway Safety Office (VAHSO) provides grants for programs which are designed to reduce the number of fatalities, injuries and related economic losses resulting from traffic crashes on Virginia's roadways.

Virginia agencies can apply for funding in the following areas:

• Funds to Reduce Alcohol and Impaired Driving | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - To broaden the scope and number of activities directed toward reducing traffic crash loss arising in whole or in part from persons driving under the influence of alcohol.
• Funds to Promote Occupant Protection | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles- To initiate programs and activities that will contribute to appropriate use of occupant protection devices, such as safety belts, airbags and child safety seats.
• Funds to Reduce Aggressive Driving and Speeding | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - To broaden the scope and number of activities directed toward reducing traffic crash loss arising in whole or in part from persons driving aggressively and/or over the posted speed limit.
• Funding for Traffic Records | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles To develop a systematic process to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes by ensuring that all opportunities to improve highway safety are identified, considered, implemented as appropriate, and evaluated in all phases of highway planning, design, maintenance, and operations and by providing information for selecting and implementing effective highway safety strategies and projects.
• Funds to Promote Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles- To enhance safety initiatives in Virginia by focusing on the identification of pedestrian safety problems in jurisdictions and the subsequent development and implementation of solutions.
• Funds to Promote Motorcycle Safety | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - To ensure that motorcycle operators and their passengers meet standards which contribute to the safe operation of motorcycles and protection from injuries resulting from crashes.
• Funds to Promote Roadway Safety | Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - To accurately identify specific locations/sections of streets and highways that have high or potentially high crash incidence, as a basis for establishing priorities for improvement, selective enforcement, or other operational practices that will eliminate or reduce the hazards at the location/section identified.