Serving Native Nations in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma

Safety Update for July 21, 2016

Tribes have until September 16 to apply for new round of Safety Funding ~ Webinar coming August 3!


A Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) was published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2016.  Federally recognized tribes may apply for this grant until September 16, 2016.  For additional application information please visit the TTP Safety Fund website at http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/ttpsf.htm

Note that the eligibility list for the TTP Safety Fund has changed under the FAST Act.  Projects that are eligible for the TTP Safety Fund are now limited to
safety plans, crash data improvement, road safety audits, and other activities, primarily infrastructure improvements, as listed in 
23 U.S.C. 148(a)
 

Webinar:  A webinar about the 2016 TTP Safety Fund will be held August 3, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. Central time:

https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/tribaltrans/


Questions can also be sent to  TTPSF@dot.gov  

Russell Garcia, P.E.                                          Adam Larsen
TTP Operations Team Supervisor                     Safety Engineer & Tribal Coordinator
Tribal Transportation Program                                   Tribal Transportation Program
Federal Highway Administration                                Federal Highway Administration
Office of Federal Lands Highway                               Office of Federal Lands Highway

1200 New Jersey Ave., S. E.                                      610 E 5th Street
Washington, DC, 20590                                              Vancouver, WA 98661
(202) 366-9815                                                   (360) 772-1870
Russell.Garcia@dot.gov                                     Adam.Larsen@got.gov

For additional information go to http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/safety/


Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund

NOFO Webinar


August 3, 2016 (Wed.)
2:00PM (EST)


More safety information and the latest class offerings listed in SPTTAP Tribal Transportation Times:
Where's Baby? Look before you lock!

Summer time is here and the temperatures continue to climb! Be sure to stop and look before you lock! The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,"Where's Baby? Look before you lock," is going on now! Be sure to check out the national campaign or contact your state's Safe Kids organization for additional information for heatstroke prevention and heatstroke task force! #heatstroketaskforce 

As of June 7, 2016, there have been 9 child heatstroke deaths in the U.S during 2016. The National Heatstroke Prevention Day will be July 31, 2016! Be sure to check out NHTSA's campaign and safety tips at: http://www.wheresbaby.org.

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Southern Plains TTAP Center | Oklahoma State University | 405.744.3260 | 
ttap.okstate.edu
This material is based upon work supported by the U. S. Department of Transportation under Agreement No. DTFH61-12-H-00004.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.