2011-12 Pennsylvania Grant & Resource Directory

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (PENNDOT)
www.dot.state.pa.us
GRANT/PROGRAM
BUREAU OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Highway Safety Grant Program – Federally funded program
that provides funds for highway safety initiatives. Eligible grant
recipients must be governmental units. Local matching funds
may be required based on the section of funding per NHTSA.
Grants are awarded to support Pennsylvania’s Comprehensive
Strategic Highway Safety Improvement Plan (CSHSIP). Funds
are granted to perform data driven and result oriented specific
activities to implement strategies identified in the CSHSIP.
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE
September 30 – Grant proposals must be
submitted in writing to be considered by the
Safety Advisory Committee (SAC).
Grantees are required to adhere to all preapproval
criteria to include; concise problem
identification, agency qualifications, and a
detailed action plan. Additionally, all grantees
must comply with all reporting requirements
as well as participation in intermittent
and final performance assessments.
Contact – Lou Rader at (717) 783-1901, email:
lrader@pa.gov
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Motor Vehicle Titling and Registration for Totally Disabled
Veterans – Vehicles of totally disabled veterans whose
disability has been certified as service-connected will not be
charged a fee for the titling and registration of their vehicle.
Documentation certifying disability from the service unit of
the armed forces in which the veteran served or by the United
States Veterans’ Administration as being service connected
needs to be attached to the MV-1 (for initially titled vehicles)
or to the registration renewal form issued by the Department.
Contact – PennDOT Bureau of Motor
Vehicles, Riverfront Office Center, 1101
S. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17104; phone:
1-800-932-4600. www.dmv.state.pa.us
Reduced Motor Vehicle Registration – Retired persons can
register their automobiles for a $10 fee instead of $36 fee.
Those eligible must be a retired Pa resident receiving Social Security
or pension/annuities that do not exceed $19,200 annually.
A completed MV-371 is required.
Contact – Local county Area Agency on Aging
or PennDOT Bureau of Motor Vehicles,
Riverfront Office Center, 1101 S. Front St.,
Harrisburg, PA 17104, 1-800-932-4600
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