Tennessee Highway Safety Office Announces $5 Million in Federal Highway Safety Funds to Support Highway Safety Efforts in East Tennessee | Tennessee Traffic Safety Resource Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 28, 2017

Contact: Arriale Tabson
Mobile: 615-767-3242

MEDIA ADVISORY

Tennessee Highway Safety Office Announces $5 Million in Federal Highway Safety Funds
to Support Highway Safety Efforts in East Tennessee

EAST TENNESSEE – On Wednesday, August 30, the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security (TDOSHS) will join the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to announce the law enforcement agencies and partners in East Tennessee who will be awarded more than $5 million in federal grant funding to support local highway safety initiatives. Approximately 400 grants will be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the THSO for the 2017-2018 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY).

Every year, traffic safety advocates, non-profit organizations, emergency response personnel, law enforcement, District Attorneys’ offices, and other state agencies across Tennessee seek funding through grant applications offered by THSO. Applicants who meet the required data-driven criteria and highway safety standards are awarded grant funds to support THSO’s mission to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities. Grant funding provides essential highway safety training and equipment for law enforcement agencies, sophisticated crash data collection analysis technology, specialized DUI prosecutors, resources for emergency response personnel, and educational tools to help improve driver behavior.

For more information, contact Arriale Tabson at arriale.tabson@tn.gov. Event details are listed below.

WHAT: Press Event to Announce THSO Federal Grant Awards for East Tennessee

WHEN: Wednesday, August 30, 2017
10:40 a.m. ET

WHERE: Dandridge Police Department
267 W. Highway 25 70
Dandridge, TN 37725

SPEAKERS: Commissioner David W. Purkey, Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security
Director Vic Donoho, Tennessee Highway Safety Office

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