The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) Traffic Safety Division (TSD) is seeking proposals for the Comprehensive Highway Injury Reduction Program (CHIRP).
Donor Name: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 03/31/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
CHIRP provides federal funding to support traffic enforcement safety projects. CHIRP incorporates efforts to improve occupant restraint use, reduce speeding, enforce impaired driving laws, and support pedestrian safety. There are five grant projects under CHIRP: Click It to Live It (CITLI), Driving Under the Influence Task Force (DUITF), Stop Arm Violation Enforcement (SAVE), Motorcycle-High Visibility Awareness (MC-HVA), and Non-Motorist Safety (Ped-Bike). Applicants can apply for one or more of these projects.
The Comprehensive Highway Injury Reduction Program (CHIRP) Grant provides funding to state agencies, units of tribal government, and units of local government to support traffic safety projects that are proven to reduce fatalities and severe injuries.
Priority Areas
Applications for funding should fall under one or more of the priority areas detailed in the following CHIRP projects:
- Click it to Live it Project (CITLI): CITLI is a high visibility enforcement (HVE) project concentrated on preventing and reducing traffic injuries and/or fatal crashes resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly restrained in motor vehicles.
- Driving Under the Influence Task Force Project (DUITF): DUITF projects concentrate on preventing or reducing traffic injuries and/or fatal crashes resulting from individuals driving motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of alcohol and drugs.
- Stop Arm Violation Enforcement Project (SAVE): SAVE projects target areas where high rates of school bus stop arm violations occur to prevent future violations. These areas are identified by law enforcement agencies, school corporations, school resource officers, and school bus drivers. Participating agencies are encouraged to follow school bus routes to provide on the spot enforcement, focusing on stop arm violations, speeding, and reckless driving around school buses and in schoolzones when children are present.
- Motorcycle-High Visibility Awareness Project (MC-HVA): MC-HVA projects concentrate on preventing or reducing traffic injuries and/or fatal crashes involving a motorcycle.
- Non-Motorist Safety (Ped-Bike) Project: Ped-Bike projects concentrate on preventing or reducing traffic injuries and/or fatal crashes affecting nonmotorized road users. For purposes of this section, a nonmotorized road user means a pedestrian; an individual using a nonmotorized mode of transportation, including a bicycle, a scooter, or a personal conveyance; and an individual using a low-speed or low-horsepower motorized vehicle, including an electric bicycle, electric scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, personal transporter, or all-terrain vehicle.
Grant Period
October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
State agencies, units of local government, and units of tribal government are eligible to apply for CHIRP funding. A unit of local government is defined as: a city, county, town, township, or other political subdivision of a state; any law enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that is established under applicable state law and has authority to, in a manner independent of other state entities, establish a budget and impose taxes; and includes Indian tribes which perform law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. Traffic Safety Partnerships (TSP) are also eligible to apply.
All CHIRP subrecipients must agree to:
- Comply with all provisions of the grant agreement.
- Comply with all award conditions set forth in the Special Conditions, Certifications, and Assurances.
- Submit all reports in the prescribed format and timeframes as determined by the TSD.
- Submit quarterly performance measures as listed in the Special Conditions.
- Comply with federal guidelines contained in 2 CFR Part 200.
- Comply with 23 CFR part 1300—Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs.
For more information, visit ICJI.
