Glen Burnie, MD — The Hogan Administration has announced the statewide distribution of nearly $12 million in federal highway safety funds, half a million of which is targeted for Southern Maryland.
The funds will be dispersed by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office to nearly 100 law enforcement agencies and traffic safety-related organizations.
Among the SOMD agencies and organizations receiving their share of the grant money are:
Annapolis Police Department $10,000
Anne Arundel County Police Department $113,000
Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse $5,100
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office $24,000
Charles County Sheriff’s Office $75,020
City of Bowie Police Department $6,000
City of Hyattsville Police Department $8,500
Greenbelt Police Department $22,000
La Plata Police Department $4,000
Laurel Police Department $18,000
Prince George’s Child Resource Center $6,520
Prince George’s County Police Department $244,011
St. Mary’s County DUI Court $17,652
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office $21,000
The grant money will be used to specifically address the following issues:
- Increasing the use of seat belts in all seats
- Preventing impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving
- Increasing the safety of pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists
- Promoting the correct use of child passenger safety seats
- Funding overtime enforcement of Maryland’s traffic laws
- Supporting police training for highway safety and traffic enforcement
- Increasing the efficiency and capability of Maryland’s traffic data systems.