Financial Support & Grant Opportunities
Lifesavers Provided Opportunities
Attendee Registration Support
Attendee registration support is available based on need. Those eligible for assistance must pay the conference registration rate and, upon approval, will be reimbursed $500.
Speaker Travel Expense Support
Speaker travel expense support is available to workshop presenters only. If approved, you will receive a check to apply to your registration, travel and/or hotel expenses.
Traffic Safety Scholars Program
The Traffic Safety Scholars (TSS) Program provides awards of up to $1,000 to undergraduate and graduate students to help defray the cost of attending the nation’s largest gathering of traffic safety professionals.
Opportunities from Lifesavers Partners
The Highway Safety Act of 1966, U.S.C. Title 23, Section 402, provides U.S. Department of Transportation funding to assist Indian tribes in implementing traffic safety projects. These projects are designed to reduce the high number of traffic crashes and their resulting fatalities, injuries, and property damage within Indian Country.
Tribes can use this application to apply for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS), Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) Grant Writing Training, Lifesavers Conference attendance, or other traffic conferences. This grant application will cover registration fees and travel expenses for tribal employees who work for federally recognized tribes in the realm of traffic enforcement/safety. Complete the application in its entirety; do not leave any blank spaces/fields.
The BIA IHSP offers data driven performance-based grant opportunities. A traffic safety problem must be identified; and be justified by data. These 402 funds are intended to supplement an existing traffic safety program on the reservation.
IHSP grants are funded in the form of reimbursements. Tribes must first expend their funds and submit documentation for reimbursement and consideration each month. Trip Report and other financial reports (requests for reimbursement) are required. A Tribal Resolution and the Tribe’s most current approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement letter must be submitted with the application. Please contact the IHSP at (505)563-3139 to inquire about BIA IHSP Grant Writing Training.
Lifesavers Conference grant application is due on February 10 of the current year. BIA IHSP Grant Writing and other traffic conference grant application deadline dates will be announced by the IHSP on a training announcement provided to all federally recognized tribes.
Grant applications can be e-mailed to: ojs_indian_highway_safety@bia.gov
or mailed to:
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of Justice Services – Indian Highway Safety Program
1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 251
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104
Grant application and attachments can also be e-mailed to the following address: ojs_indian_highway_safety@bia.gov
Indian Highway Safety Tribal Grants
(Formerly IHSP Grant Writing Training)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Office of Justice Services
Indian Highway Safety Program
The Highway Safety Act of 1966, U.S.C. Title 23, Section 402, provides U.S. Department of Transportation funding to assist Indian tribes in implementing traffic safety projects. These Projects are designed to reduce the high number of traffic crashes and their resulting fatalities, injuries and property damage within Indian communities.
Indian Highway Safety grants are financial assistance grants for federally recognized tribes.
If awarded, funds are to be used to enhance the tribe’s current law enforcement in traffic safety and enforcement efforts and/or child safety seat programs (car seat distributions). All Indian Highway Safety grant opportunities are reimbursable, and performance based.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Justice Services (OJS) Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP) announces the following:
Course Title: Indian Highway Safety Tribal Grants
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California
Course Description: This session is highly recommended for federally recognized Tribe’s interested in applying for Law Enforcement, Occupant Protection, and/or Highway Safety Specialist grants for FY2026. This session will cover federal regulations, and grant application requirements. Such as, how to fill out the grant application, create a problem ID, strategy development, required traffic statistics, along with the deadline date for grant application submission and where to send grant applications.
Registration Information: To attend this session, all attendees are required to register to attend the Lifesavers Conference before they will be allowed to attend the Indian Highway Safety Tribal Grants. Those tribes who are interested in applying for FY26 funding should complete the Indian Highway Safety Lifesavers Conference Grant application available in grants.gov.
Grant Applications will be accepted no later than February 10, 2025. Grant awards will cover travel expenses and registration fee for tribal employee attendance from the federally recognized tribe.
This grant opportunity is only open to tribal employees who work in the realm of traffic. Completed Indian Highway Safety Lifesavers Conference Grant applications should be sent to: ojs_indian_highway_safety@bia.gov
Grant Application: Indian Highway Safety grant application can be found on Grants.Gov under the following opportunity numbers:
- BIA-IHSP-2025-001 – Indian Highway Safety Lifesavers Conference Grant
- BIA-IHSP-2025-002 – Indian Highway Safety Occupant Protection Grant
- BIA-IHSP-2025-003 – Indian Highway Safety Law Enforcement Grant
Call Davin Cheykaychi at (505)563-3139 for questions regarding training or travel.