Highway Traffic Safety Grants

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office, a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, announced $25 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2026–2027 federal fiscal year.

Over 350 federal grants exceeding $25 million in total have been awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across Tennessee.

Here's the local recipients....

Elkton Police Department High Visibility Enforcement $ 5,000.00, Giles County Sheriff's Department Impaired Driving Enforcement $ 20,000.00,
Pulaski Police Department Impaired Driving Enforcement $ 8,000.00.

Lawrenceburg Police Department High Visibility Enforcement $ 5,000.00, Tennessee District Attorney General, 22nd Judicial District DUI Prosecution $ 207,650.00.

Hohenwald Police Department High Visibility Enforcement $ 5,000.00, Tennessee District Attorney General, 32nd Judicial District DUI Prosecution $ 190,530.00.

Fayetteville Police Department High Visibility Enforcement $ 5,000.00, Tennessee District Attorney General, 17th Judicial District DUI Prosecution $ 322,871.00.

Waynesboro Police Department Police Traffic Services (Multiple Violations) $ 20,000.00, Waynesboro Police Department Police Traffic Services (Multiple Violations) $ 15,000.00.