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Illinois Department of Transportation
Traffic Safety Grants
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering
2300 S. Dirksen Parkway, Room 005/007
Springfield, IL 62764
Safety Grants
The Illinois Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) is actively working to meet the goal of zero fatalities on Illinois roadways. In order to make this goal a reality, BSPE offers grant opportunities for funding to state and local agencies and qualified organizations. Due to the size, population, and high traffic volume on Illinois roadways, BSPE partners with state and local agencies and qualified organizations to make this goal a reality.
Enforcement of the traffic laws put into place to improve the safety of all roadway users on Illinois roadways is critical to eliminate traffic related fatalities and serious injuries. IDOT provides grants and works with its law enforcement safety stakeholders to ensure efforts are focused on priority emphasis areas and locations to have the greatest impact on safety. The various enforcement efforts and campaigns are tied to strategies identified in the Illinois SHSP. We do not specifically do enforcement….we support the ability of our safety stakeholders to do enforcement.
Enforcement Grants
IDOT's highway safety funds are made available annually through NHTSA. Highway Safety Program grants ("Section 402") are designed to help state agencies, counties and communities initiate programs to address traffic safety related problems and generally to promote traffic safety on our roadways.
Nominate individual survivors whose lives are saved by a seat belt, motorcycle helmet, or a car seat in a crash.
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Apply For Current Grant Opportunities
IMPORTANT: All applications are now processed through Amplifund. To apply, after reviewing the NOFO, please select the Apply button on the Grant link. Sign in to Amplifund using your GATA credentials. For guidance submitting applications in Amplifund, please refer to either the Non-Enforcement Application Guide or the STEP Application Guide.
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Federal FY26 Grant Funding Opportunities
GRANT: Local Agency Mini Grant Enforcement Program
NOFO: 26-0343-17
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 6, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
GRANT PROGRAM DATES: May 15, 2026 – September 8, 2026
Application Support Information:
Federal FY27 Grant Funding Opportunities
GRANT: Local Agency Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)
NOFO: 27-0343-11
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
GRANT PROGRAM DATES: October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027
Application Support Information:
Dear Traffic Safety Partners,
We in BSPE appreciate your on-going commitment to roadway safety in Illinois.
You may be aware that our annual local agency notice of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for FFY 2027 have not been posted at this time. While we work to get these posted as soon as possible, I wanted to bring your attention to the updates to the NOFOs for FFY 2027.
First, there are several NOFOs this year. If you are unsure which NOFO or NOFOs applies to your program(s), please ask before you apply.
New this year, the general non-enforcement NOFO has been broken up into several program-specific NOFOs. This will allow the non-enforcement agencies to better understand the expanded requirements and allowable budget items before completing the application. It also allows specific programs to be streamlined and ensure grant applicants are aware of the deliverables required to be incorporated into the periodic program reports (PPRs).
There will be additional informational documents included in the NOFOs including the Pay Raise Information document, Travel Information document, and language for financials and the NHTSA certs and assurances that were typically not available until a selected grantee went to sign the agreement.
As a means to ensure BSPE is compliant with the updated NHTSA, 2 CFR 200, GATA, and additional such requirements, several parts of the application have been overhauled. For example:
- Non-enforcement grantees will be required to use data published no earlier than 2020.
- A minimum of one (1) objective and two (2) performance measures will be required for non-enforcement grant applications.
In BSPE, we are aware that several of our traffic safety partners do not have a background in grants. To best assist all agencies, BSPE has incorporated more information and guidance into the application package. For example there will be a performance measure worksheet to help grantees understand how to create an objective versus performance measures.
At this time, BSPE does not have a final posting date. We encourage you to visit the website to make sure you do not miss all of the application posting links and helpful information once they do post. Also, make sure you are going to the updated website URL at https://idot.illinois.gov/programs-and-projects/safety-programs/safety-grants.html.
In the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach out- we are always happy to help. And thank you all as we work to finalize these updates as we transition forward with the updates.
Cheers,
Sarah C. Moore
Safety Programs Implementation Manager
Forms
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Grantee Required Reporting |
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Budget Request & Approval |
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Mobilizations Data Collection |
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ISP/Local/SOS Mobilization Data Collection |
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STEP Claim for Reimbursement |
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Highway Safety Claim (non-STEP) |
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Out of State Travel Evaluation Report |
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PIE Materials Order |
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Periodic Financial Report (PFR) |
Resources
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GATA |
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BUDGET & FINANCE |
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REPORTING |
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AMPLIFUND GUIDANCE |
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PARTNER TOOLKIT |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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CAMPAIGN MEDIA MATERIALS
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SuperBowl |
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Holidays |
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FFY 2026 Additional Enforcement |
Contact Us
Illinois Department of Transportation
Traffic Safety Evaluations
Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering
2300 S Dirksen Parkway, Room 005/007
Springfield, IL 62764