OpportunityTitle: State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) Grant
CategoryExplanation: Each State is eligible for one (1) award. A total of up to $350,000,000 is available to fund grants to States and is subject to the availability of funds.  NHTSA will only accept one (1) application from each eligible applicant (see Section C.1, ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS).  Submission of an application is not a guarantee of award. The Government&#8217;s obligations under the SEDC Grant are contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for grant purposes can be made.  No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available. All SEDC funds must be expended by not later than five (5) years after the date on which the grant is awarded and U.S. DOT obligates the funds.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Section 24108 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as BIL, P.L. 117-58 limits eligibility for an award to a State (see Program Summary Information, Definitions, for definition of State).  Each State can submit only one (1) application. If there are multiple entities within a State that are major stakeholders or responsible for the statewide crash data repository, the State shall coordinate and appoint one (1) point of contact for the grant application. This point of contact of the State shall submit the grant application. NHTSA expects that each State will receive SEDC grant funding once.For the purposes of this NOFO, pursuant to P.L. 117-58&#167; 24108, &#8220;State&#8221; means(i) each of the 50 States;(ii) the District of Columbia;(iii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;(iv) the United States Virgin Islands;(v) Guam;(vi) American Samoa;(vii) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and(viii) the Secretary of the Interior, acting on behalf of an Indian Tribe.
Description: On November 15, 2021, Congress enacted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) P.L. 117-58, also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Pursuant to BIL, section 24108(d), Congress mandated that NHTSA establish the State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) program to provide grants to States to upgrade and standardize state crash data systems to enable full electronic data transfer to NHTSA, which includes enabling electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfer to NHTSA to increase the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of the data, including data relating to fatalities involving vulnerable road users. This program implements the BIL SEDC grant program. NHTSA is an operating administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with a mission to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement. NHTSA is authorized by 49 U.S.C. &#167; 30182 and 23 U.S.C. &#167; 403 to collect data on motor vehicle traffic crashes to conduct research, aid in the identification of safety issues and the development, implementation, and evaluation of motor vehicle and highway safety countermeasures and traffic safety programs that will reduce the severity of injury and property damage caused by motor vehicle crashes. NHTSA uses crash data to identify crash trends and characteristics, potential causes, and injury outcomes to develop strategies and countermeasures to prevent motor vehicle crashes and mitigate injuries due to motor vehicle crashes. Through the SEDC grant program, DOT expects the expanded availability, timeliness, and accessibility of reportable crash data will create a system that will more rapidly and comprehensively identify recent changes, expand the number of insights derived from the data, and better enable analysis to inform policy and decision making. Once States have fully implemented the activities funded through this NOFO, NHTSA expects to publish crash data collected through grant recipients for public use. NOFO Amendment 1 (2/7/2024): How to Submit Applications: To apply for the State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) grant, please submit your application package to the attention of Chris Clarke, Contract Specialist via email at NHTSAOAM@dot.gov. Webinar: Please join NHTSA for an informational webinar about the State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) grants. This amendment includes information below on date, time, and registration instructions for this Notice of Funding Opportunity&#8217;s (NOFO&apos;s) informational webinar. Please see the following summary: INFORMATIONAL SESSION: State Electronic Data Collection Grants SESSION: Virtual Webcast: Requirements and Application Information for the SEDC Grants DATE: February 15, 2024 TIME: 13:00-14:00 Eastern Standard Time INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_5ep_SQWkTUGv2jzxgEHC8w IMPORTANT: NHTSA is committed to providing equal access to this event for all participants. People with disabilities who need accommodations should send a request to NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov no later than February 12, 2024. NOFO Amendment 2 (2/14/2024): The list of MMUCC Sixth Edition elements and attributes has been updated to match the version of MMUCC Sixth Edition published. The latest version of the Excel file is MMUCC_6th_Edition_and_SEDC_Elements_and_Attributes_20240214.xlsx NOFO Amendment 3 (2/21/2024): Amendment 3 includes the PowerPoint presentation and the webinar recording from NHTSA informational webinar held on February 15, 2024, regarding the NOFO. The PowerPoint presentation and webinar recording can be found in &#8220;RELATED DOCUMENTS&#8221; tab. NOFO Amendment 4 (3/19/2024): Extension: NHTSA has extended the application period by two weeks. Applications are now due on May 15, 2024. Answers to Questions: The NOFO questions and their responses can be found in Amendment 4 folder under &#8220;RELATED DOCUMENTS&#8221; tab. Also included in this folder are the SF forms related to this NOFO.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: c.clarke.ctr@dot.gov
GrantorContactText: Christopher A Clarke &lt;br/&gt;Grantor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 2023667274
CloseDateExplanation: Applications are due May 15th, 2024