Indian Highway Safety Traffic Records Forum Grant
This grant reimburses federally recognized tribes without a current FY2026 Indian Highway Safety Grant for registration and travel costs for tribal employees attending the Traffic Records Forum.
RESTRICTED TO: TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ Only federally recognized tribes that do not currently have an Indian Highway Safety Grant in place for FY2026 may apply. · Reimbursable grant limited to conference registration and travel expenses; attendees arrange their own registration and travel. · Award ceiling is $5,000. · Program is specific to traffic records/data collection and analysis staff attending the Traffic Records Forum.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ONLY FOR THOSE FEDERALLY RECGONIZED TRIBES WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE AN INDIAN HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT IN PLACE FOR FY 2026
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS), Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) solicits proposals for implementing traffic safety programs and projects which are designated to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, and injuries within these populations.
Indian Highway Safety Grants are reimbursable grants available to federally recognized Native American Tribes. BIA OJS IHSP is accepting grant applications to cover registration fee and travel expenses from August 3-5, 2027 , for tribal employees who work, in the traffic data collection and analysis, for federally recognized tribes to attend the Traffic Records Forum. All attendees are responsible for registering themselves and making their own travel reservation to attend the conference.
Attendee must provide the following information on their Travel & Training Form to justify their attendance to the Traffic Records Forum Conference. Please be sure to incorporate the bullets below as they relate to your position/duties:
Improve the accuracy of traffic records and highway safety data
Apply performance goals/measures in traffic records system improvements
Implement a model traffic records system
Organize and operate a successful traffic records committee
Recognize the importance of standards and guidelines for traffic records systems
Become acquainted with new technologies and ideas
Network with a variety of transportation and highway safety professionals
Discover how better data can help save lives
In your position, are you working on any of these bullet points, or are you doing more administrative type duties and law enforcement activities?
How will your attendance advance the overall traffic safety mission for the tribal office you work for?
How does your attendance support traffic data collection and analysis for the federally recognized tribe you work for?
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Kimberly Belone Grantor <kimberly.belone@bia.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.