Note:  It may be helpful to create your answers to the application in a word document prior to final submission as you cannot save your work and return to the application later.

Complete the top portion of the application with your department’s applicable information.

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Make sure to select Community Awareness, Outreach and Educational Activities, or the necessary questions will not pop up:

Complete the Goals and Measurable Objectives Section sample answers below:

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Reduce automobile crashes caused by distracted drivers by ___ percent
Reduce automobile crashes caused by speeding by _____ percent
Decrease the number of unbelted drivers and passengers by _____ percent
Reduce the frequency of impaired driving by _____ percent

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Our traffic department and/or School Resource Officers will work with Safe Roads Alliance (SRA) and school administrators or afterschool directors to bring the Kids Speaking Up for Road Safety program to at least one elementary school/afterschool program in our community. This 45 minute program will be brought to up to 500 students in grades 2-6 during a week in the school calendar. The SRO can work with SRA staff to deliver the program to students in assemblies or classrooms, totaling approximately 5 hours. Reaching this population will meet our goal of increasing awareness of distracted driving dangers, reducing the prevalence of adults who drive their kids while distracted, increasing seat belt usage, and reducing crashes overall.
To reduce speeding, impaired driving (drugs, alcohol, distracted and drowsy) and encourage seat belt use.  School resource officers will coordinate with High School and In Control Family Foundation to present to parent groups and administrators on their community visit program.  We will host at least two days of community visits in partnership with In Control.  YTD our city/town has seen ___ teen crashes and issued citations to ___ JOL drivers   Accomplishing this goal would include reducing the number of crashes and citations issued by _____ %

To reduce speeding, impaired driving (drugs, alchohol, distracted and drowsy) and encourage seat belt use, the department will invite ___ drivers of all ages to participate in In Control Family Foundation’s Crash Prevention 101 course.  In partnership with In Control, we will promote safe driving and their training through social media, community presentations and any traditional media opportunities.  We will initially target young, inexperienced drivers and older drivers through the high school(s) and senior centers/council on aging.   YTD, our city/town has seen ____ crashes and issued _____ citations for speeding, ______ citations for distractions, and has had ______ impairment-related arrests.  Accomplishing our goal would include reducing the number of crashes by _____%, impairment-related arrests by _____%, and citations by _____%
 

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The Kids Speaking Up for Road Safety program will be delivered to students in grades 2-6 in the classroom or in an assembly. We will work with SRA and the school administration (or after-school program directors) to schedule the 45-minute program during the school year. Through an interactive PowerPoint and discussion-rich presentation, students will come away with a formula they can use to speak up if they see a parent or other adult driving distracted. Take-home materials will be given to each student to facilitate a conversation with their families about distracted driving and about driving safety in general. Lastly, the presentation will cover the importance of wearing seatbelts, why kids need to ride in the backseat until age 13, and taking responsibility for their own actions as passengers that might distract the driver. Reaching this population will meet our goal of increasing awareness of distracted driving dangers, reducing the prevalence of adults who drive their kids while distracted, increasing seat belt usage, and reducing crashes overall.

Crash Prevention 101 training, offered by nonprofit contractor In Control Family Foundation, will be offered throughout the grant period to teens, seniors, and drivers of all ages in our community. Their program teaches drivers to avoid crashes in real-world situations. We will initially focus on offering this training to teen operators, as they have the highest crash rates, but we plan to distribute it to a wider audience in our community as well.  This will help us meet our goal to have fewer crashes, reduce drivers operating while impaired, decrease speeding, and improve seat belt use.

Conduct four days of Community Visits from nonprofit/contractor In Control Family Foundation, working with multiple schools in our community and during a town event. This experiential learning program exposes drivers and future drivers to justifications for reducing speeds, wearing seatbelts, and avoiding impairments.  Reaching this teen population will help us meet our goal to have fewer crashes, reduce drivers operating while impaired, decrease speeding, and improve seat belt use.

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If you’re comfortable inviting OGR to your community events, we can participate and recommend the following

Parent / Teacher Presentations to Elementary Schools
Parent / Teacher Presentations to Middle & High Schools
Observational studies of parents, teen drivers and buses approach/leaving schools for Seat Belt Use, Distractions, etc.


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Community Awareness, Outreach and Educational Activity - Safe Roads Alliance’s KSU program will cost $2,000 for the first school of 500 or fewer students. Each additional school (of 500 or fewer students) will cost $1,000. This cost will cover the delivery of the program via assembly or a teacher training for school staff who will deliver the program in the classroom. This cost includes SRA meetings with our department, the school administrators/afterschool directors, coordinating dates for the presentations/training, executing the program, and supplying take-home materials for every student.
Community Awareness, Outreach and Educational Activity - In Control’s Community Visits include Three (3) visits priced at $5,000 for the first visit and $3,000 each for the additional visits.  In Control will meet with our department, school staff and any other agencies to promote and safely offer their program.  On the day of, they will provide instructors and supplies necessary to interact with potentially hundreds of students, staff and community members with their program.
Community Awareness, Outreach and Educational Activity - In Control Crash Prevention 101 for 20 community members is priced at $275 each and allows those drivers to attend In Control’s 4.5hr training at any In Control facility it is being offered at.
Community Awareness, Outreach and Educational Activity - In Control Crash Prevention 101 for 75 community members is priced at $260 each and allows those drivers to attend In Control’s 4.5hr training at any In Control facility it is being offered at.
Community Awareness, Outreach and Educational Activity - In Control Crash Prevention 101 for 250 community members is priced at $250 each and allows those drivers to attend In Control’s 4.5hr training at any In Control facility it is being offered at.

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