NSC Secures $950K in Grants to Improve Roadway Safety
The grants aim to enhance workplace traffic safety programs in Texas, Ohio and Louisiana.
- By Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Dec 05, 2024
The National Safety Council (NSC) has received over $950,000 in federal pass-through grants from state highway safety programs to reduce roadway injuries and deaths.
According to a recent release, these funds will enhance the "Our Driving Concern" program, which provides employers with resources to address risky driving behaviors and promote safer roadways. The program’s resources include evidence-based training, education and tools to safeguard their workforce from traffic-related risks.
“We are honored to be a recipient of these three federal pass-through grants,” NSC Executive Vice President of Roadway Practice Mark Chung said in a statement. “State and federal funds enhance our work with state partners to reduce crashes, serious injuries and fatalities in the partner states.”
A $703,000 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation will provide free training and traffic safety tools to Texas employers. In Ohio, $174,941 from its Traffic Safety Office will launch a tailored program focusing on speeding, seat belt use and distractions. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission granted $80,000 targeting impaired driving, which contributed to over 40 percent of the state’s crashes in 2021.
For more information on the “Our Driving Concer” program, visit ourdrivingconcern.org.
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Robert Yaniz Jr. is the Content Editor of Occupational Health & Safety.