The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is accepting application for grant funding to promote innovative programs that address highway safety problems, including pedestrian and bicycle safety. Awards range from $10,000 to $300,000. High schools will receive awards of $6,500.
Proposed programs must be data driven, based on proven countermeasures. Local law enforcement agencies, county health departments, high schools (private and public), colleges and universities (private and public), citizen groups, civic organizations, churches and faith-based communities, county councils, mayors, EMS, county agencies and not-for-profit organizations may apply.
Applications are due April 20, 2018.
Pedestrian Safety Programs
Educational and enforcement programs should be designed to reduce pedestrian crashes, injuries and fatalities within the high risk counties, including Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Chatham, Cobb, Clayton, Muscogee, Richmond, Bibb and Newton.
The development and implementation of pedestrian safety programs should focus on the pedestrian and motorist to enhance knowledge and skills via outreach, community base, awareness and etc. Program activities could address:
- Pedestrian Safety do’s and don’ts of the roadways
- Knowledge of Pedestrian infrastructure
- Importance of crosswalk utilization
- Visibility (corrective clothing, walking, and etc.)
- Knowledge of Georgia’s Pedestrian Laws (Roles and Responsibilities) of motorist and pedestrian
- Preventative measures for both pedestrians and motorists
- Partnerships with local businesses and community groups to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities
- Highway safety campaigns
- Parental involvement with pedestrian safety
- Conducting decoy operations monitoring pedestrian and motorist behavior
Cyclist Safety Programs
Educational and enforcement programs should be designed to reduce bicycle injuries and fatalities statewide. The development and implementation of bicycle safety programs should focus on the cyclist and motorist to enhance knowledge and skills via outreach and awareness. Activities could include:
- Responsibilities of bicyclist and motorist
- Knowledge of Georgia’s Bicycle Laws (visibility laws, helmet laws, and the “Three-Foot Law”)
- Knowledge of bicycle infrastructure
- Preventative measures for both bicyclists and motorists
- Parental involvement and focus on helmet use, visibility and the law
- Conducting decoy operations monitoring bicyclist and motorist behavior
