Maximizing 405(f) Funding Jeremy Gunderson NHTSA September 2014 While the title alludes to 405f funding, we’re not going to be talking much about it. This presentation is really about Funding a Comprehensive Motorcycle Safety Program

405(f) Funding is Shrinking Motorcyclists account for 14% of all motor vehicle fatalities in 2012. 405(f) is 0.685% of overall NHTSA Highway Safety Grant Funding FY14 Motorcycle Safety Grant Funding Total FY14 Grant Funding $7M in FY12 405f funding, $4.07M in FY14

405(f) limitations Problem:  Cruiser bike, Solo rider, Male, 40+, rides while impaired;   Solution:  Share the Road? What is Share The Road? Is it an empathy message? Is it a bicycle message? What’s more important? STR or training …………….or impaired riding or speeding or PPE

Why? Preserve 405(f) for training BRC14 Challenges Fleet management Greening of parking lots Rider Fund obligation issues By now you’ve heard about the components of a comprehensive motorcycle safety program (enforcement, training, education, motorist awareness, legislation, etc) What is 405(f) intended for? Motorist Awareness and Rider Training

Strategy #1: Beg, Borrow, Steal Find a Problem Get involved in Problem Identification Process Don’t rely on ready-made analysis – YOU request it Sell the Problem Understand the project funding pipeline It Ain’t Gonna Sell Itself Talk to the Impaired Driving Prevention folks Talk to the Occupant Protection folks This is officially a competition – treat it as such Product vs Process

Strategy #2: Get What YOU Need Vendor research Past performance Product portfolios Best practices research Solicitation – limiting yourself if you rely on people to come to you Solicitation – limiting yourself if you only allow non-profits Not all projects are outward facing Database linkages cost $ Data analysis cost $ Most of the time people don’t know what YOU want or need

Strategy #3: Know Where To Get Your Funding HSIP ($2.41Billion in FY14) 402 ($232Million in FY14) 405(d) Impaired Driving ($141Million in FY14) 164 ($58Million in FY14) NIH/CDC funding

HSIP: An Untapped Honey Pot Must be in the SHSP, STIP/TIP Administered through FHWA/state DOTs Crash data justified, crash reduction potential Can augment but not supplant Non-infrastructure allowable too Data collection and analysis eligible Retroreflectivity can bypass SHSP/STIP/TIP process = Optical Speed Bars have potential for reducing speed entering curves “Improvement in the collection and analysis of crash data” = TIRTL

Strategy #4: Know When To Get What You Need HSIP requires inclusion in the SHSP (12-18months) NHTSA funds require inclusion in HSP (12 months) Grant vs Contract Internal vs External Procurement June 30: state fiscal year ends

Other Strategies Timing strategies (ie, every 3 years, etc) Cost sharing Cost leveraging

Jeremy Gunderson NHTSA 202-366-0521 jeremy.gunderson@dot.gov