The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking applications for its 2023 Non-Enforcement Program.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Transportation
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
City: Chicago
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000,000
Details:
This Funding Opportunity houses most of their non-enforcement programs. Please see the specifications for each program explained below.
- Child Passenger Safety Resource Center (CPSRC)
- DUI Court Program
- Impaired Driving Prevention Program (IDP)
- Injury Prevention Program (IP)
- Law Enforcement Liaison Program (LEL)
- Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP)
Child Passenger Safety Resource Center (CPSRC)
To aid local communities in reducing the death and injury rates on Illinois roads, the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) established the Child Passenger Safety Resource Centers (CPSRC). The centers are designed to conduct public information and education campaigns focusing on Child Passenger Safety (CPS) and other highway safety issues. They serve as regional resources providing education, training, and support in promoting Child Passenger Safety programs. CPSRC program shall also focus on the Strategic Highway Safety Plan priorities areas for their region.
Five CPSRCs are planned to be funded in Illinois and will be staffed by a Child Passenger Safety Liaison. Each CPSRC covers a specific region in the state and coordinates and supports, CPS training, child passenger safety seat distribution, and traffic safety initiatives within that region. The five regions are:
- Chicago – City of Chicago
- Cook and Collar Counties – Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Kendall, Grundy, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois
- Northwest – Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, Boone, DeKalb, Rock Island, Carrol, Jo Daviess, Winnebago, Stephenson, Henry, Bureau, Stark, Marshall, Putnam, LaSalle, Mercer, Henderson, Warren, Knox, Livingston, Ford
- Central – Hancock, McDonough, Adams, Schuyler, Brown, Pike, Fulton, Cass, Morgan, Scott, Mason, Menard, Sangamon, Christian, Logan, Tazewell, McLean, DeWitt, Macon, Piatt, Moultrie, Shelby, Champaign, Douglas, Coles, Vermillion, Edgar, Peoria, Woodford, Macoupin, and Montgomery
- Southern – Calhoun, Green, Jersey, Madison, Bond, Fayette, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Saint Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Clinton, Washington, Marion, Jefferson, Clay, Wayne, Richland, Lawrence, Edwards, Wabash, Perry, Jackson, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Cumberland, and Clark.
DUI Court Program
The DUI Court Program is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) that promotes the safety and well-being of all people using Illinois’ roadways. The DUI Court Program focuses specifically on DUI Courts, a relatively new court that borrows from the successful Drug Court Model. DUI Courts have been utilized very effectively in many states and focus directly on repeat DUI offenders and/or high-BAC offenders – essentially only high-risk, high-needs offenders. DUI Courts are proven to change behavior and reduce recidivism by holding offenders accountable.
Impaired Driving Prevention Program (IDP)
The Impaired Driving Prevention Program (IDP) is an initiative of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) that promotes the safety and well-being of all people using Illinois’ roadways. This program is preventative in nature by focusing on solutions designed to create awareness and reduction in alcohol and drug-impaired driving.
Injury Prevention Program (IP)
To aid local communities in reducing deaths and injuries on Illinois roads, the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) established the Injury Prevention (IP) grant program. This program is designed to enable local agencies to conduct public information and education campaigns focusing on highway safety issues.
Law Enforcement Liaison Program (LEL)
To aid local communities in reducing deaths and injuries on Illinois roadways, the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering (BSPE) established the Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) program. This program is designed to encourage law enforcement officers and their leaders to support the enforcement of traffic safety laws, particularly those dealing with impaired driving, occupant protection, distracted driving, and speeding.
Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP)
The Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) grant program allows for the administration of an effective program to provide expertise on a multitude of DUI and other traffic offense cases to law enforcement, prosecution, and others. In particular, this grant program intends to address law enforcement, prosecutors, and other appropriate audiences on the complexities of DUI cases including but not limited to toxicology and other evidential items, no-refusal search warrants, alcohol and drug impairment detection by law enforcement, DUI Courts, e-search warrants, forensic phlebotomy, and DUI related issues with commercial, adult-use cannabis.
Project Goals
- Child Passenger Safety Resource Center (CPSRC)
- To create a coordinated effort to address Child Passenger Safety and other local highway safety issues within the designated region through outreach and education.
- DUI Court Program
- To encourage the further proliferation of DUI Courts in jurisdictions throughout Illinois.
- Impaired Driving Prevention Program (IDP)
- To create a coordinated effort to address alcohol and drug-related traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
- Injury Prevention Program (IP)
- The goal of the Injury Prevention Program is to develop and implement effective traffic safety injury prevention and education strategies in Illinois.
- Law Enforcement Liaison Program (LEL)
- The goal of the LEL Program is to support local law enforcement by providing education and information on traffic safety laws, recruit new grantees, and to monitor grantees with law enforcement grants.
- Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP)
- To utilize a prosecutor to administer a statewide program providing expertise and guidance on DUI and other traffic case matters to law enforcement, prosecutors, and others.
Funding Information
Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Others, Government Organizations, Education Organizations, Small Businesses, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (excludes institutions of higher education), Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excludes institutions of higher education), Nonprofit Organizations, Native American tribal organizations (not Federally recognized), Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), For profit organizations (excludes small businesses), For-Profit Organizations, Individuals, Independent School Districts, City or township governments, County Governments, Special District Governments
- Local law enforcement agencies, local civic organizations, public and private schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, public health departments, local governmental agencies, nonprofit groups, and under limited circumstances private individuals and businesses.
For more information, visit Illinois Department of Transportation.
