Through enforcing vehicle performance standards and partnerships with state and local governments, NHTSA reduces deaths, injuries and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes.

Budget Information

FY 2018 2018 Budget Estimates PDF, 3.54 MB Previous Budgets

Additional Information

NHTSA Leadership Organizational Chart PDF, 105.19 KB 2018 Safety Weeks and Conferences Visiting Information 2016-2020 Strategic Plan

Highway Safety Grant Programs

NHTSA provides grants to State governments so States can conduct effective highway safety programs.

Safety Grant Info

Funding Status FY 2017 Application Process Guidelines For Map 21 About the Program

SAFETEA-LU Archive TEA-21 Archive Resources Guide

Safety Success

24 % Decrease in speeding fatalities in Delaware in 2015.

94 % Seat belt use rate in Illinois in 2015, one of the highest state seat belt use rates.

48 % Decrease in fatalities in rural Massachusetts towns in 2015.

U.S. DOT’s NHTSA to host public meeting on New Car Assessment Program

Consumer Advisory: Heatstroke Prevention Day – July 31

Agency invites the public to take the Heatstroke Awareness Challenge

July 30, 2018 Read More

NHTSA Pushes Automakers to Make Takata Air Bag Repair Plans Public

Agency urges consumers to act quickly to repair defective air bags

July 13, 2018 Read More

Lifesavers Conference 2018

National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities

NHTSA Research public meeting

March 16 Washington,DC

Drug-Impaired Driving Call to Action

March 15 Washington,DC

NHTSA Careers & Internships

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Dedicated to achieving the highest standards of excellence in motor vehicle and highway safety, NHTSA works daily to help prevent crashes and their attendant costs, both human and financial.

The agency strives to exceed the expectations of the American public through its core values of Integrity, Service, and Leadership.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for keeping people safe on America’s roadways.