23 C.F.R. § 1345.4 General requirements.
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(a) Qualification requirements. To qualify for a grant under 23 U.S.C. 405, a State must, for each year it seeks to qualify: (1) Submit an application to the appropriate NHTSA Regional Administrator demonstrating that it meets the requirements of §1345.5 and include certifications that: (i) It has an occupant protection program that meets the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 405; (ii) It will use the funds awarded under 23 U.S.C. 405 only for the implementation and enforcement of occupant protection programs; (iii) It will administer the funds in accordance with 49 CFR part 18 and OMB Circulars A–102 and A–87 and (iv) It will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other sources, except those authorized under Chapter 1 of Title 23 of the United States Code, for its occupant protection programs at or above the average level of such expenditures in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (either State or federal fiscal year 2003 and 2004 can be used); (2) After being informed by NHTSA that it is eligible for a grant, submit to the agency, within 30 days, a Program Cost Summary (HS Form 217) obligating the section 405 funds to occupant protection programs. (3) The State's Highway Safety Plan, which is required to be submitted by September 1 of each year, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 402 and 23 CFR 1200, should document how it intends to use the Section 405 grant funds. (4) To qualify for grant funds in any fiscal year, the application must be received by the agency not later than February 15 of the fiscal year in which the State is applying for funds. (b) Limitations on grants. A state may receive a grant in a fiscal year subject to the following limitations: (1) Beginning in fiscal year 2006, the amount of a grant under §1345.5 shall equal up to 100 percent of the State's 23 U.S.C. 402 apportionment for fiscal year 2003, subject to availability of funds. (2) In the first and second fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2003 that a State receives a grant, it shall be reimbursed for up to 75 percent of the cost of its occupant protection program adopted pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 405. (3) In the third and fourth fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2003 that a State receives a grant, it shall be reimbursed for up to 50 percent of the cost of its occupant protection program adopted pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 405. (4) In the fifth and sixth fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2003 that a State receives a grant, it shall be reimbursed for up to 25 percent of the cost of its occupant protection program adopted pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 405. [63 FR 52597, Oct. 1, 1998, as amended at 66 FR 38918, July 26, 2001; 70 FR 69080, Nov. 14, 2005]
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PART 1345—INCENTIVE GRANT CRITERIA FOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROGRAMS
§ 1345.4 General requirements.
