Washington, D.C. – RealEstateRama – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice of $470,821 for the American Samoa Department of Public Safety from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
This State Electronic Data Collections (SEDC) crash data grant will support Island Wide Traffic Safety Information System (ITSIS).
NHTSA notified intention of these grants early in 2024 to improve the accuracy, timeliness, and sharing of data on crashes and fatalities, including pedestrians, cyclists and others. The SEDC program was authorized by Congress and is a directive of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), officially the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and this specific grant is under DOT funds through current appropriations law.
“I supported this bill when it was under consideration, and in the years since we’ve had numerous local funding announcements tied to the IIJA,” said Congresswoman Amata. “Thank you to DOT and NHTSA, congratulations to our public safety community, especially Commissioner of Public Safety Lefiti Falelaulii Pese, and thank you to everyone working on this and other programs, and fulfilling expectations so that grant applications are delivered.”
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