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Indian Highway Safety Specialist Grant
Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP)grant funded Highway Safety Specialist coordinate the traffic safety planning of the tribal programs to increase traffic safety measures carried out on the reservation. The Highway Safety Specialist is an entry-level professional position that encompasses responsibility for establishing and conducting traffic-related activities. This includes identifying, collecting, analyzing, and presenting traffic-safety related data. Incorporating data into tribal strategic planning, programming, and implementation. Highway Safety Specialist seek out other traffic data sources and use the information to develop factual traffic reports to share with tribal offices to assist with seeking various grants. They also organize groups, events, and activities to increase community awareness of traffic-safety related issues. They are also tasked to develop and implement at least four culturally relevant traffic safety initiatives. Along with developing tribal specific or utilize national media materials for highway safety mobilizations (Don’t Shatter the Dream, Click it or Ticket, and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over). Assignment to this position is based on need and requires compliance with the job qualifications.
Tribes interested in applying for this grant opportunity can find the Law Enforcement Grant application at grants.gov under the following opportunity number: BIA-IHSP-2024-003. The BIA IHSP will also provide grant writing training at the Lifesavers Conference on April 1, 2023, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The title of the course is “Indian Highway Safety Tribal Grants”. Grant funded Highway Safety Specialist position does not have to fall under the direct supervision of a tribal police department.
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