1. 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

2. 405(f) Funding is Shrinking
Motorcyclists account for 14% of all motor vehicle fatalities in 2012.
405(f) is % 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

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