Indian Highway Safety Occupant Protection Grant

Background
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS), Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) is soliciting proposals for traffic safety programs and projects aimed at reducing traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries within tribal communities. The goal of the Indian Highway Safety Grants is to enhance traffic safety in tribal areas. These grants are reimbursable and available exclusively to federally recognized tribes.

Grant Details
The grant covers various tasks related to traffic safety, including funding for travel expenses and conference registration fees for tribal employees engaged in traffic safety work. Participants in the Lifesavers Conference will receive guidance on completing grant applications, developing problem identification statements, crafting effective strategies, compiling required traffic safety statistics, and understanding submission deadlines and procedures.

Eligibility Requirements
This grant opportunity is exclusively available to tribal employees who work for federally recognized tribes that engage in traffic safety-related work.

Period of Performance
Grant applications will be available on Grants.gov starting January 6, 2026. Application deadlines include March 10, 2026, for the Lifesavers Conference Grant and May 1 of the current fiscal year for other grants.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant awards includes coverage for travel expenses and conference registration fees; specific monetary amounts are not detailed in the document.

Place of Performance
The grant activities will primarily take place within tribal communities across the United States.