Lora Hollingsworth, P.E. Chief Safety Officer
Concept Paper Instructions
Requests for funding from the Highway Safety Grant Program are accepted January 1st - March 31st of each year for possible funding during the next Federal fiscal year, beginning October 1. A request for funding must be submitted on the Highway Safety Concept Paper form provided by the Department.
The FDOT Safety Office reviews all Highway Safety Concept Papers for compliance with state and federal regulations. Concept papers that comply with these regulations are prioritized using the following criteria:
Does the concept paper request establish a Traffic Safety Program that will satisfy a specific traffic safety need identified by the data and the Safety Office?
Does the agency making the funding request serve a city/county ranked in the top 25% of its population group, in the Traffic Safety Problem Matrix, for the program area in which funds are being requested?
Does the crash data supplied in the concept paper's "Statement of the Problem" document an existing traffic safety problem? Three years of data must be provided. (Citation data and survey results can also be used to document the problem.)
Are the goals and objectives of the concept paper consistent with the goals of the Safety Office and the Strategic Highway Safety Plan?
How does the request for funding tie into the Strategic Highway Safety Plan?
If the agency was funded in the past, did it submit activity and financial reports on a timely basis and implement the activities that were detailed in the subgrant agreement?
Replacement of existing program expenditures, program maintenance, research, rehabilitation, furniture, and construction are not allowable costs. Other unallowable costs are dealt with on a project-by-project basis
The Concept Paper instructions and matrices are provided in PDF format and the Form is provided as an Microsoft Word file. Selecting these links will start another instance of your web browser.
Highway Safety Concept Paper - Instructions and Forms:
2012 Highway Safety Concept Paper Instructions (posted
02/07/12)
(PDF 112k)
FY 2012 Highway Safety Concept Paper Form (posted 03/16/09)
(Word 374.50k)
FY 2012 Highway Safety Concept Paper Form (posted 03/16/09)
(PDF 106.10k)
Sample Highway Safety Concept Papers:
Sample Child Passenger Safety concept paper (PDF, 23K)
Sample
Occupant Protection concept paper (PDF, 23K)
Sample Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety concept paper (PDF, 25K)