Maryland will distribute more than $14.5 million in federal highway safety grants to 99 agencies, nonprofits and other organizations across the state as part of efforts to reduce crashes and roadway deaths.
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Safety Office will distribute the funding beginning October 1. Awards are based on traffic safety needs and crash data and are in addition to nearly $675,000 in state-funded grants awarded in July.
The grants will support programs targeting impaired, aggressive and distracted driving, along with efforts to increase seat belt use and improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists. Funding can also be used for child passenger safety programs, law enforcement training, overtime traffic enforcement and improvements to traffic data systems.
The announcement comes as Maryland continues to report a decline in roadway fatalities. According to the state, 486 people were killed on Maryland roads in 2025, including 111 pedestrians and 10 bicyclists, down from 582 total fatalities in 2024 and the lowest number in a decade. As of September 8, 298 people had been killed in crashes in Maryland in 2026.
The funding will be available during Federal Fiscal Year 2027, which runs from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, and may only be used for approved traffic safety initiatives.
