High Visibility Enforcement of Tennessee Traffic Safety Laws

Overview

Tennessee Highway Safety Office FY22 Grant Award. A. SCOPE OF SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES: A.1. The Grantee shall provide the scope of services and deliverables (Scope) as required, described, and detailed in this Grant Agreement. A.2. The Grantee shall undertake alcohol Countermeasures Highway Safety Project(s) as defined in the Tennessee Highway Safety Plan and may include: training for prosecutors and law enforcement officials in driving under the influence (DUI) prosecution techniques and reporting; law enforcement activities to decrease the number of DUI crashes; DUI toxicology testing and training to reduce the backload of pending DUI cases, youth alcohol programs designed to prevent the purchase and use of alcohol and DUI related crashes; programs to reduce DUI repeat offender behavior; designated driver programs; and programs to improve prosecution and reduce the backload of DUI cases pending in courts. A.3. General Grant Requirements. The Grantee shall prepare and submit to the State claims and status reports at a minimum of quarterly on the form specified by the State, for the quarters of the Federal Fiscal Year ending December 31, March 31, June 30, and September 30. All claims and status reports are due in the State office no later than the first (1st) of the second month following the end of the covered reporting period. The Grantee agrees: a. To prepare and submit to the State a final report for each grant, on the form specified by the State, forty-five (45) days following the final quarter. b. That all manufactured products used in implementing the project which is funded under this Grant Agreement are produced in the United States, in accordance with Section 165 of the Surface Transportation Act of 1982 (Pub.L. 97-424; 96 Stat. 2097), unless the Secretary of Transportation has determined under Section 165 that it is appropriate to waive this requirement. c. To comply with the provisions of the Buy America Act (49 U.S.C. 5323(j)), which contains the following requirements: Only steel, iron and manufactured products produced in the United States may be purchased with Federal funds unless the Secretary of Transportation determines that such domestic purchases would be inconsistent with the public interest, that such materials are not reasonably available and of a satisfactory quality, or that inclusion of domestic materials will increase the cost of the overall project Agreement by more than twenty-five percent (25%). Clear justification for the purchase of non-domestic items must be in the form of a waiver request submitted to and approved by the Secretary of Transportation. d. To comply with provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 1501-1508) which limits the political activities of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole or in part with Federal funds. e. To not use 23 U.S.C. Chapter 4 grant funds for programs to check helmet usage or to create checkpoints that specifically target motorcyclists. f. That, to receive funds under this Grant Agreement, it has an acceptable financial management system pursuant to 49 CFR § 18.20. g. To identify, report, and use any Program Income generated from grant funds as defined in 23 CFR Part 1200.34. h. That, to receive funds under this Grant Agreement, it has an acceptable procurement system pursuant to 49 CFR § 18.36. i. To permit the State and the U.S. Department of Transportation to inspect the Grantee’s records as deemed necessary for grant monitoring purposes. j. That facilities and equipment acquired under this Grant Agreement for use in the highway safety program shall be used and kept in operation for highway safety purposes by the State; or the State, by formal agreement with appropriate officials of the Grantee, may cause the same to be used and kept in operation for highway safety purposes. k. That, when issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations, and other documents describing the project.