27-0343-11 Local Agency Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is announcing funding availability under the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). STEP supports high-visibility, data-driven traffic enforcement conducted by local and county law enforcement agencies to reduce traffic crashes, fatalities, and serious injuries on Illinois roadways. The program aims to increase high-visibility enforcement of traffic safety laws in Illinois, with emphasis on violations most frequently associated with serious injury and fatal crashes. Key aspects of the program include: • High-Visibility Enforcement (HVE) will be conducted during mandatory and optional campaigns, with a focus on Fatal 4+ traffic safety priorities. • Agencies must demonstrate the capability to conduct high-visibility, data-driven traffic enforcement consistent with the Fatal Four priorities and contributory crash-causing violations. • Agencies must agree to conduct all grant-funded enforcement as High-Visibility Enforcement (HVE) and participate in all mandatory campaigns during the grant period. • Agencies may request funding to conduct additional HVE details, with the focus, dates, and times determined by the agency based on data-driven traffic safety needs. • Reporting requirements include submitting a Mobilizations Data Collection Form (BSPE 205) within 14 days following the end of a campaign or month of additional enforcement, a STEP Claim for Reimbursement (BSPE 500) within 45 days following the end of a campaign or month when additional enforcement is conducted, and a Periodic Reporting Form (BoBS 2832) within 30 days from the agency's reporting cycle. • Allowable costs include personnel, equipment, and indirect costs, with restrictions on indirect costs and requirements for equipment purchases.