[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40375-40381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14752]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Innovative Grants To Support Increased Seat Belt Use Rates

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Announcement of grants to support innovative and effective 
projects designed to increase seat belt use rates.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA announces the fourth year of a grant program under 
Section 1403 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(TEA-21) to provide funding to States for innovative projects to 
increase seat belt use rates. Consistent with prior years, the goal of 
this program is to increase seat belt use rates across the Nation in 
order to reduce the deaths, injuries, and societal costs that result 
from motor vehicle crashes. Selection of these Innovative Grants will 
be determined based on criteria, as specified in this Federal Register 
Notice. Funds will be tracked in a fashion similar to other highway 
safety grants, using the Grant Tracking System (GTS). This Notice 
solicits applications from the States, the District of Columbia and 
Puerto Rico, through their Governors' Representatives for Highway 
Safety, for funds to be made available in fiscal year (FY) 2003. 
Detailed application instructions are provided in the Application 
Contents and Grant Criteria section of this Notice. The Section 157 
Innovative Grants will be awarded to States that comply with the 
criteria set out in the Application Contents and Grant Criteria Section 
of this Notice.

DATES: Applications must be received by the appropriate NHTSA Regional 
Office, on or before August 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Each State must submit its application to the appropriate 
NHTSA Regional Office, to the attention of the Regional Administrator, 
on or before August 15, 2002. Addresses of the ten Regional Offices are 
listed in Appendix A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions relating to this grant 
program should be directed to Janice Hartwill-Miller, Occupant 
Protection Division (NTS-12), Office of Traffic Injury Control 
Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5118, Washington, DC 
20590, by e-mail at [email protected], or by phone at 
(202) 366-2684. For legal issues, States should contact Ms. Heidi L. 
Coleman, Office of Chief Counsel, NCC-30,

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NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5118, Washington, DC 20590, by 
phone at (202) 366-1834. Interested applicants are advised that no 
separate application package exists beyond the contents of this 
announcement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Public 
Law 105-178, was signed into law on June 9, 1998. Section 1403 of TEA-
21 contained a safety incentive grant program regarding seat belt usage 
rates in the States. Under this program, funds are allocated each 
fiscal year from 1999 until 2003 to States that exceed the national 
average seat belt use rate or that improve their State seat belt use 
rate, based on certain required determinations and findings. Section 
1403 provided, beginning in FY 2000, any funds remaining unallocated in 
a fiscal year after determinations and findings related to seat belt 
use rates have been made are to be used to ``make allocations to States 
to carry out innovative projects to promote increased seat belt use 
rates.'' Today's Notice solicits applications for funds that will 
become available in FY 2003 under this provision.
    TEA-21 imposes several requirements under the innovative projects 
funding provision. Specifically, to be eligible to receive an 
allocation, a State must develop a plan for innovative projects to 
promote increased seat belt use rates statewide and submit the plan to 
the Secretary of Transportation (by delegation, to NHTSA). NHTSA was 
directed to establish criteria governing the selection of State plans 
that are eligible to receive allocations and was further directed to 
``ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, demographic and geographic 
diversity and a diversity of seat belt use rates among the States 
selected for allocations.'' Finally, subject to the availability of 
funds, TEA-21 provides that the amount of each grant under a State plan 
should not be less than $100,000.
    In the following sections, the agency describes the application and 
award procedures for receipt of funds under this provision, for FY 
2003. This description includes the requirements regarding contents of 
a State's proposal and the elements, procedures and criteria the agency 
will use to determine which proposals are eligible for award, proposed 
activities that will not be approved for funding, and the amount of 
each award.
    These application and award procedures are built upon the 
experience of the past several years. They are designed to make the 
process as streamlined as possible, and at the same time, to ensure 
that programs with the maximum potential for impact receive adequate 
funding to significantly increase seat belt usage. The award criteria 
have been designed to support those States proposing to carry out 
intensified, statewide programs of high visibility enforcement of their 
seat belt laws. Experience from many States has shown that such 
programs can substantially increase seat belt use rates in a very short 
period of time and such gains can be sustained.

Objective of This Grant Program

    The objective of this grant program is to increase statewide seat 
belt use rates by supporting strategies and activities with the 
greatest potential for impact.
    To be considered for an award under this program in FY 2003, the 
State's proposed effort must be based on a core component of highly 
visible enforcement of its seat belt use law. The application must 
include an intensified Enforcement Plan, which assures participation in 
at least two enforcement mobilizations, each of which is at least two 
weeks in duration and includes the participation of local law 
enforcement agencies covering at least 85 percent of the State's 
population. The application also must include a comprehensive Public 
Information and Education (PI&E) Plan with a clear enforcement message 
designed to make the public aware of the proposed enforcement effort. 
It is strongly encouraged that States include a paid media component in 
this PI&E Plan. The State must be willing to submit its media materials 
(i.e., scripts, storyboards, etc.) and media buy plans for NHTSA 
review, prior to implementing the project. NHTSA will provide for 
technical assistance to be available to States for the development and 
implementation of their PI&E plan. The application must also include an 
Outreach Plan that specifies the high-risk segments of the community 
that will be targeted and how they will be reached and the application 
must include an Evaluation Plan that describes how the State intends to 
evaluate the impact of its campaign. At a minimum, the evaluation plan 
must provide for observational surveys of seat belt use, shortly before 
and after the Operation ABC national mobilization which will take place 
in May 2003. It is strongly recommended that such observations be 
conducted before and after the Thanksgiving Day mobilization as well. 
Due to budget and weather constraints in some States, this is not a 
requirement. In addition, at least the June 2003 post-mobilization 
observational survey must be the full (NHTSA approved) statewide seat 
belt observational survey. Finally, the State's proposed enforcement, 
PI&E, and outreach efforts must be applied statewide. When the elements 
described above have been implemented in an intense and coordinated 
manner, they have frequently resulted in significant increases in 
statewide seat belt usage rates. Accordingly, these elements (i.e., 
enforcement, PI&E, outreach and evaluation) are essential for a State's 
proposal to be considered for award.
    States submitting a proposal designed to increase seat belt use in 
only a limited number of jurisdictions within a State; one that lacks a 
strong statewide enforcement effort or a clear enforcement message in 
its PI&E plan; one that does not have an adequate outreach plan to 
ensure public support for the program; or one that does not include an 
evaluation component designed to measure statewide changes in seat belt 
usage at least before and after the May 2003 Operation ABC National 
mobilization will not be eligible for a grant award.

Special Provisions for Evaluation and Media

    NHTSA will reserve approximately $4 million from the FY 2003 funds 
to conduct national observational surveys to measure changes in seat 
belt use before and after at least one mobilization in calendar year 
(CY) 2003, to conduct pre- and post-mobilization telephone surveys, 
nationwide and in States; to assess changes in public awareness and 
attitudes regarding enforcement mobilizations; and to provide technical 
evaluation assistance to the States. As a condition of award, States 
must agree to provide the results of their own pre- and post-
mobilization observational surveys to NHTSA, in a timely fashion, to 
facilitate NHTSA's overall evaluation of the effectiveness of the FY 
2003 grant program. NHTSA will share the results of its telephone 
surveys with the States. These data will provide information regarding 
the extent to which the public was aware of the enforcement, PI&E, and 
outreach efforts in each State, thus assisting statewide evaluation 
efforts. States may also propose to conduct additional evaluation 
activities (e.g. conducting motorist surveys at DMVs or licensing 
centers). NHTSA will aid the States in such efforts wherever possible, 
such as by tabulating and analyzing the results of motorist/DMV 
surveys. Should NHTSA select States to conduct certain in-depth 
evaluations (e.g. DMV surveys), it is expected that such States

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will cooperate with NHTSA to carry out these activities.
    NHTSA will reserve an additional $1 million to provide technical 
assistance to the States and support their efforts to develop and 
implement their enforcement-focused media efforts that support the 
National Seat Belt Enforcement Mobilizations during CY 2003.

Award of Funds and Funding Levels

    Every effort will be made to fund as many States as possible. 
States will receive an award of grant funds under this program if they 
meet the requirements described in this notice and, in particular, if 
they adequately provide for the four essential elements (enforcement, 
PI&E, outreach and evaluation) described in this notice in the 
``Application Contents and Grant Criteria'' section.
    In FY 2002, the amount of grant funds that each State received 
under the Section 157 Innovative Grant program was based on a formula. 
A formula will not be used in FY 2003. Instead, the funding amount each 
State receives will be based on the extent to which the agency 
determines that the activities planned will directly and adequately 
support the four essential program elements described in the 
``Application Contents and Grant Criteria'' section of this notice and 
that the activities planned have potential to make a significant impact 
on seat belt use.
    To maximize the potential for impact, it is anticipated that no 
State will receive a grant award of less than $350,000, subject to the 
availability of funds. This $350,000 minimum was derived based on 
experience gained by the agency over the past 3 years of this 
Innovative Grant program. It reflects the agency's estimate of the 
minimum resources needed, in smaller or less populated States, to 
implement an effective statewide seat belt program that includes 
intensive enforcement and media, appropriate outreach, and a basic 
level of evaluation.
    However, we expect that most States will receive in excess of this 
minimum amount. When developing their proposals, States are encouraged 
to consider their level of effort and budget in FY 2002 and whether any 
significant new activities are being proposed in this fiscal year. For 
example, if last year's effort did not include paid media and the State 
believes that paid media would enhance its FY 2003 effort, the State 
should include paid media in the proposal for this year and adjust its 
budget accordingly. The agency encourages States to consider the 
inclusion of paid media in their applications, based on the evidence it 
has received of the significant impact paid media had on public 
awareness in South Carolina in the Fall of 2000 and during the eight-
state mobilization that took place in the southeast region of the 
country (NHTSA's Region IV) surrounding Memorial Day 2001.
    However, to the extent that the agency determines that proposed 
activities do not directly or adequately support the four essential 
program elements (i.e., enforcement, PI&E, outreach, and evaluation) or 
that they do not have substantial impact potential, these activities 
will not be recommended for funding.

Allowable Uses of Federal Funds

    In FY 2003, the Section 157 Innovative Grant funds will be tracked 
in a fashion similar to other highway safety grants, through the Grant 
Tracking System. Funds provided to a State under this grant program 
shall be used to carry out the approved activities described in the 
State's application for which the grant is awarded. In addition, 
allowable uses of Federal funds shall be governed by 49 CFR Part 18--
Department of Transportation Uniform Administrative Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments and 
the cost principles contained in OMB Circular A-87.

Eligibility Requirements

    Only the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 
through their Governors' Representatives for Highway Safety, will be 
considered eligible to receive funding under this grant program.

Application Procedures

    Each applicant must submit one original and two copies of the 
application package to the appropriate NHTSA Regional Office (see 
Appendix A) to the attention of the Regional Administrator.
    Applications must be typed on one side of the page only and adhere 
to the requirements of the Application Contents and Grant Criteria 
Section below. Appendix B provides a checklist to facilitate the 
preparation of the proposals. Only application packages submitted by a 
State's Governor's Representative for Highway Safety and received in 
the appropriate Regional Office on or before August 15, 2002 will be 
considered.

Application Contents and Grant Criteria

    To be eligible for a grant under Section 157, a State must submit 
an application that describes and/or documents all of the following:
    1. Introduction--A brief description of the State's geographic and 
demographic population distribution, and any other unique 
characteristics (e.g., how the seat belt use rate varies within the 
State by vehicle type or by ethnic populations) that are relevant to 
the State's plan to increase seat belt use. The introduction should 
also include a statement that describes the State's current usage 
rates, along with a discussion of recent trends and goals for seat belt 
use in CY 2003, and any available information to explain recent 
progress or lack of progress in increasing seat belt usage. 2.
    2. Certifications--A signed statement by the State that: (i) It 
will use the funds awarded under this grant program exclusively to 
implement a statewide seat belt program in accordance with the 
requirements of Section 157(b) of Public Law 105-178 (TEA-21); (ii) it 
will administer the funds in accordance with 49 CFR part 18 and OMB 
Circular A-87; (iii) it will provide pre- and post-mobilization 
observational survey data on seat belt use, for at least the May 2003 
Operation ABC National Mobilization to NHTSA within one month following 
the collection of such data; (iv) it will provide to the NHTSA Regional 
Administrator, no later than 15 months after the grant award, a report 
of activities carried out with grant funds and accomplishments to date; 
and (v) it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, 
financial and programmatic requirements.
    3. Required Program Elements
    (a) High-Visibility Seat Belt Enforcement Plan--Describe the 
State's plan for its intensified enforcement activities which must 
include all of the following strategies:
    (1) Conduct a minimum of two highly visible seat belt enforcement 
mobilizations, each two-weeks in duration, including a mobilization 
from May 19 to June 1, 2003, and another from November 18 to December 
1, 2003. If other time frames are proposed, the State must provide 
adequate justification for why these time frames are more crucial than 
those listed above. Because of the documented impact of enforcement-
based approaches, applications based on non-enforcement approaches to 
increase seat belt use will not be eligible for award;
    (2) Provide assurance that every effort will be made to enlist the 
participation in the mobilization of local law enforcement agencies 
covering at least 85 percent of the State's population. Documentation 
of such effort should include the proposed plan for recruiting

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State and local law enforcement agency partners and any letters of 
commitment already secured; and
    (3) Provide a description of the enforcement strategies the State 
plans to employ (e.g., checkpoints, saturation patrols or enforcement 
zones.) Highly visible and intensive enforcement approaches have 
frequently been found to increase seat belt usage. Thus, States are 
encouraged to identify and use the most visible and intensive 
approaches available to them. Proposals that do not include 
intensified, highly visible enforcement approaches will not be 
considered for award.
    (b) Comprehensive Public Information and Education Plan--Describe 
the State's plan for a statewide public information and education 
(PI&E) strategy to focus public attention on the intensified 
enforcement effort. Each of the following elements must be included and 
described:
    (1) Conduct a minimum of 4 weeks of public information and 
education in support of each mobilization. It is assumed that PI&E 
portions of these mobilizations will occur from May 5 to June 1, 2003, 
and from November 4 to December 1, 2003. If other time frames for the 
overall PI&E effort are proposed, the State must supply adequate 
justification;
    (2) Describe the proposed earned and donated media plan to be 
employed during each of the 4-week periods;
    (3) Describe the proposed paid media plan to be employed. It is 
recommended that paid media be considered for the second and third 
weeks of each 4-week PI&E period (i.e., May 12 to May 25, 2003, and 
November 11 to November 24, 2003). Include a brief description of the 
State's proposed paid media plan, including its media buy, what 
specific populations or areas will be targeted, and how the State plans 
to reach the targeted audience, presumably those with the lowest usage 
rates. The State should also describe the proposed media mix, including 
radio, TV, billboards, etc. If the State proposes a shorter (e.g., one 
week) or different (e.g., first and second of the 4 weeks) paid media 
time frame, or proposes employing no paid media at all, the application 
should include a justification for that approach. Media and media buy 
plans must also be submitted for NHTSA review;
    (4) Provide assurance that media and media buy plans will be 
submitted to NHTSA for review, prior to production and purchase;
    (5) Describe how messaging (earned, donated, and paid) will be 
focused primarily on the enforcement effort; any proposed media effort 
that does not include a focus on enforcement messages will not be 
accepted; and
    (6) Include a discussion of proposed efforts to produce and 
disseminate ads (paid and public service) that will target low belt use 
groups or low belt use areas; include a description of plans to produce 
such ads in languages other than English, as appropriate.
    (c) Outreach Plan--Describe the State's Outreach plan, which must 
include all of the following:
    (1) Specify which segments of the community, (e.g. rural, teen, and 
diverse groups) will be the targets of the outreach effort;
    (2) Specify which organizations, networks and other intermediaries 
will be used to reach the targeted audiences; and
    (3) Specify how the outreach effort will build support for the 
mobilizations.
    (d) Evaluation--The State must provide for pre- and post-
mobilization observational surveys of seat belt use for at least the 
Memorial Day, 2003 mobilization (i.e., late April and early June, 
2003). It is strongly recommended that such observations be conducted 
before and after the Thanksgiving Day mobilization as well. Due to 
budget and weather constraints in some States, this is not a 
requirement. The pre-survey for the Memorial Day 2003 mobilization may 
either be the full (NHTSA-approved) statewide seat belt observational 
survey or ``sub-sample survey'' which uses a stratified sample of 
observational sites included in the statewide survey. These sites 
should be selected to be as representative of the State as possible, 
e.g., mix of rural/urban; various socioeconomic strata, etc. The post 
Memorial Day survey must be the full (NHTSA approved) statewide survey. 
The State must describe how, where, and when it will conduct the 
observational surveys supported by this grant. The application must 
also include a description of how the evaluation effort will be 
implemented and managed. NHTSA recognizes that many States already have 
comprehensive efforts underway to evaluate their entire occupant 
protection programs. States are encouraged to integrate the evaluation 
of this program with those broader efforts. NHTSA is prepared to offer 
technical assistance for evaluation, including the provision of survey 
protocols and instruments to any State, upon request, and to the extent 
possible, by providing data analysis support (particularly for DMV 
motorist surveys).
    4. Budget--Each State's application must include a budget, using 
the format in Appendix C, with the following categories:
    a. Program Management and Coordination--Include the estimated total 
cost for personnel.
    b. Enforcement--Estimate the funds devoted to enforcement programs 
(include sub-grants to law enforcement agencies, mini-grants, etc.).
    c. Public Information and Education--Estimate the funds assigned to 
each key element of the PI&E component, which may or may not include 
the following:
    1. Public relations consultants;
    2. Campaign events;
    3. Development of ads/PSAs;
    4. Purchase of ads;
    5. Materials and incentives; and
    6. Other PI&E costs.
    d. Outreach--Estimate the funds devoted to making contact with 
groups, networks, associations and other organizations that can be 
enlisted to help foster support for the high visibility enforcement 
effort among diverse segments of the State's population.
    e. Evaluation--Include the estimated cost for conducting pre- and 
post-mobilization observational surveys of seat belt use for at least 
the May 2003 mobilization.

    Note: The State has the option of proposing more in-depth 
evaluation, including observational surveys before and after other 
mobilizations, as well as telephonic and other forms of awareness 
and attitudinal surveys.

    The State shall include in the budget for FY 2003 grant funds 
information on prior-year innovative grant funds. Specifically, the 
State shall itemize how much of these prior year funds have not yet 
been expended and how much will be re-allocated to support the FY 2003 
program. States are reminded that all remaining FY 2000, Section 157 
Innovative Grant funds must be spent by the end of FY 2003 (i.e., by 
September 30, 2003).
    Reporting Requirements and Deliverables: Following award, each 
successful applicant will be responsible for providing the following 
reports:
    1. Quarterly Reports--The quarterly reports should include a 
summary of enforcement and other activities and accomplishments for the 
preceeding period, significant problems encountered or anticipated, a 
brief itemization of expenditures made during the 3-month reporting 
period, and proposed activities for the upcoming reporting period. 
Please note: Many States will be continuing to spend funds already 
awarded during the first 3 years of this Section 157 Innovative Grant 
program after these fourth year funds are awarded. NHTSA does not

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intend nor desire that States submit separate Quarterly Reports for the 
various funding years. Activities carried out during a reporting period 
under all four years of funding should be documented in the same 
report. However, the State should include a tabulation of how much 
funds were expended during the reporting period from each year. Also, 
during the first 2 years, a number of States modified their grants to 
change from Quarterly to Monthly reporting. Those States should 
continue to submit Monthly Reports during the fourth year, at least 
until all first and second year funds have been spent. Any decisions 
and actions required in the upcoming program period should be included 
in the report.
    2. Final Report--A Final Report that includes a summary of the 
impact of the year-long (CY 2003) program. It should include a complete 
description of the innovative projects conducted, including partners, 
overall program implementation, evaluation methodology and findings 
from the program evaluation. In terms of information transfer, it is 
important to know what worked and what did not work, under what 
circumstances, and what can be done to avoid potential problems in 
future projects. The grantee shall submit three copies of the Final 
Report to the Regional Office within fifteen months following grant 
award.

Application Review Procedures

    All applications will be reviewed by an Evaluation Committee to 
ensure that the application meets all of the requirements contained in 
this notice, including the requirements contained in the ``Application 
Contents and Grant Criteria'' section of the Notice. This evaluation 
process may include submission of technical or program questions from 
the evaluation committee to the applicants. In addition, the Evaluation 
Committee will determine whether the activities and identified 
resources included in the proposals will directly and adequately 
support the four essential program elements described in the 
``Application Contents and Grant Criteria'' section of this notice and 
whether the proposed activities have potential to make a significant 
impact on seat belt use. To the extent that the Evaluation Committee 
determines that proposed activities will not directly and adequately 
support the four essential program elements (enforcement, PI&E, 
outreach, and evaluation) or that they will not have substantial impact 
potential, such activities will not be recommended for funding.
    More specifically, the Evaluation Committee's review will assess: 
(a) The comprehensiveness, intensity, feasibility, and potential impact 
of the proposed approach for each of the required program elements 
(i.e. enforcement, PI&E, outreach, and evaluation); (b) the extent to 
which adequate funding (from a variety of sources) has been identified 
to carry out the proposed program elements; and (c) the extent to which 
the funds requested in the grant proposal are allocated to the required 
program elements and are not diverted to activities with less potential 
for impact. Activities within any proposal that are determined by the 
evaluation team not to have significant potential for increasing seat 
belt usage in the State will not be approved for funding. As previously 
stated, NHTSA will make every effort to maximize the number of awards 
made. It is anticipated that awards will be made in November 2002.

Rose A. McMurray,
Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety Programs.

Appendix A

NHTSA Regional Offices

Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall 
Square, Code 903, Cambridge, MA 02142

Region II (NJ, NY, PR)

222 Mamaroneck Avenue Suite 204, White Plains, NY 10605

Region III (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

10 South Howard Street, Suite 4000, Baltimore, MD 21201

Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 17T30, Atlanta, 
GA 30303

Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)

19900 Governors Drive, Suite 201, Olympia Fields, IL 60461

Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

819 Taylor Street, Room 8A38, Fort Worth, TX 76102-6177

Region VII (IA, KS, MO, NE)

901 Locust Street, Room 466, Kansas City, MO 64106

Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

555 Zang Street, Room 430, Lakewood, CO 80228

Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV)

201 Mission Street, Suite 2230, San Francisco, CA 94105

Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA)

3140 Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174

Appendix B

Application Checklist; Section 157 Innovative Grant Application for FY 
2003

Applying State:--------------------------------------------------------

Reviewer:--------------------------------------------------------------

    Indicate whether the application adequately addresses each 
listed item.

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              Item No.                    YES            NO           Does the application adequately .  .  .
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Intro. 1.1.........................  .............  ............  Describe the State's geographic and
                                                                   demographic population distribution and other
                                                                   unique characteristics relevant to the
                                                                   State's plan?
Intro. 1.2.........................  .............  ............  Describe the State's usage rates and recent
                                                                   trends, along with discussion of factors
                                                                   contributing to recent progress or lack of
                                                                   progress?
Intro. 1.3.........................  .............  ............  Describe the seat belt use increase expected
                                                                   to be achieved by means of the proposed
                                                                   activities?
Certs. 2.1.........................  .............  ............  Certify that the State will use the proposed
                                                                   funds exclusively to implement a statewide
                                                                   seat belt program in accordance with the
                                                                   requirements of Section 157(b)?
Certs. 2.2.........................  .............  ............  Certify that the State will administer the
                                                                   proposed funds in accordance with CFR Part 18
                                                                   and OMB Circular A-87?
Certs. 2.3.1.......................  .............  ............  Certify that the State will provide pre- and
                                                                   post-mobilization observational survey data
                                                                   on seat belt use, for at least the May 2003
                                                                   Operation ABC national mobilization, to
                                                                   NHTSA, within one month following the
                                                                   collection of such data?
Certs. 2.3.2.......................  .............  ............  Certify that at least the post-May
                                                                   mobilization survey will be a full NHTSA-
                                                                   approved survey?

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Certs. 2.4.........................  .............  ............  Certify that the State will provide a report
                                                                   on grant activities and accomplishments to
                                                                   the NHTSA Regional Administrator no later
                                                                   than 15 months after grant award?
Certs. 2.5.........................  .............  ............  Certify that the State will comply with all
                                                                   applicable laws and regulations, financial
                                                                   and programmatic requirements?
Enforce. 3.1.......................  .............  ............  Document the State's intent to conduct a
                                                                   minimum of two, two-week long, high
                                                                   visibility seat belt enforcement
                                                                   mobilizations, including May 19-June 1, 2003,
                                                                   and November 18-December 1, 2003?
Enforce. 3.1.1 (if NO to 3.1)......  .............  ............  Supply justification for different
                                                                   mobilization time frames?
Enforce. 3.2.......................  .............  ............  Describe a plan for recruiting participation
                                                                   in the mobilizations by local law enforcement
                                                                   agencies targeting at least 85% of the
                                                                   State's population?
Enforce. 3.3.......................  .............  ............  Describe proven effective enforcement
                                                                   strategies the State plans to use for the
                                                                   mobilizations?
Enforce. 3.3.1 (if YES to 3.3).....  .............  ............  Include proven enforcement strategies?
                                                                    Checkpoints?
                                                                    Saturation Patrols?
                                                                    Enforcement Zones?
                                                                  (check all that apply)
Enforce. 3.3.2 (if NO to 3.3)......  .............  ............  Describe some highly visible enforcement
                                                                   strategy or strategies that the State plans
                                                                   to use, other than checkpoints, saturation
                                                                   patrols or enforcement zones?
PI&E 4.1...........................  .............  ............  Document the State's intent to conduct a
                                                                   minimum of two, four-week periods of PI&E in
                                                                   support of seat belt enforcement
                                                                   mobilizations, including May 5-June 1, 2003,
                                                                   and November 4-December 1, 2003?
PI&E 41.1 (if NO to 4.1)...........  .............  ............  Supply justification for different PI&E time
                                                                   frames?
PI&E 4.2...........................  .............  ............  Describe the earned and donated media to be
                                                                   employed to support the mobilizations?
PI&E 4.3...........................  .............  ............  Describe the paid media to be employed during
                                                                   the 2nd and 3rd weeks of each PI&E period,
                                                                   including May 12-25, and Nov. 11-24, 2003?
PI&E 4.3.1 (if NO to 4.3)..........  .............  ............  Supply justification for a different paid
                                                                   media schedule, or for employing no paid
                                                                   media at all?
PI&E 4.4 (if the application         .............  ............  Describe the media buy plan that the State
 includes proposed paid media).                                    expects to develop?
PI&E 4.5...........................  .............  ............  Assure that the State will submit its media
                                                                   (scripts, storyboards, etc.) and media buy
                                                                   plan (if any) for NHTSA's review before they
                                                                   are produced or implemented?
PI&E 4.6...........................  .............  ............  Assure that messaging (earned, donated or
                                                                   paid) will be focused on the enforcement
                                                                   effort?
PI&E 4.7...........................  .............  ............  Discuss the State's needs to produce PSAs and
                                                                   advertisements in languages other than
                                                                   English, as appropriate?
Outreach 5.1.......................  .............  ............  Specify the segments, particularly diverse
                                                                   segments, of the community to be targeted by
                                                                   the outreach efforts?
Outreach 5.2.......................  .............  ............  Specify the organizations, networks and other
                                                                   intermediaries to be used to reach the
                                                                   targeted segments?
Outreach 5.3.......................  .............  ............  Specify how the outreach effort will build
                                                                   support for and reduce opposition to the
                                                                   enforcement mobilizations?
Evaluation 6.1.....................  .............  ............  Document the State's intent to conduct pre-
                                                                   and post-mobilization observational surveys
                                                                   of seat belt use for at least the May 2003
                                                                   mobilization?
Budget 7.1.........................  .............  ............  Document and explain the proposed allocation
                                                                   of requested funds from FY 2003, and
                                                                   remaining funds from previous fiscal years to
                                                                   Program Management & Coordination,
                                                                   Enforcement, PI&E, Outreach and Evaluation?
Budget 7.2.........................  .............  ............  Describe how the funds requested under this
                                                                   proposal will directly support the four
                                                                   critical program elements (i.e., enforcement,
                                                                   public information and education, outreach,
                                                                   and evaluation)?
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Appendix C

    The State shall complete the following Table, and include it in 
the application for the FY 2003 Section 157 Innovative grant.

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                                     FY 2003 157 Innovative      Remaining FY 2001 157 Innov   Remaining FY 2000 157 Innov
                                             Request                        Grant                         Grant                Other funding sources*
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1. Total........................  $________                     $________                     $________                     Specify Sources: (Total
                                                                                                                             available funds not
                                                                                                                             needed).
2. Total to be applied to items   ............................  $________                     $________                     $________
 3-7.
3. Program Management/            $________                     $________                     $________                     $________
 Coordination:
     Personnel            ............................  ............................  ............................  ............................
     Other                ............................  ............................  ............................  ............................
4. Enforcement..................  $________                     $________                     $________                     $________
5. PI & E:                        $________                     $________                     $________                     $________
     Paid Media           ............................  ............................  ............................  ............................

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     Other                ............................  ............................  ............................  ............................
6. Outreach.....................  $________                     $________                     $________                     $________
7. Evaluation...................  $________                     $________                     $________                     $________
8. Difference between items 1     $________                     $________                     $________                     Not applicable.
 and 2 above**.
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* Other funding sources include: other Federal grants, private funds, State and local funds, etc.
** In the application, the State shall provide an explanation for any values other than zero in Item 8 above.

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