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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY
OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY
7000 FRANKLIN BLVD., SUITE 440
SACRAMENTO, CA 95823-1899
(916) 262-0990
(800) 735-2929 (TT/TDD-Referral)
(916) 262-2960 (FAX)
GRAY DAVIS, GOVERNOR
MARIA CONTRERAS-SWEET, SECRETARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 14, 2000
CONTACT: Chris Murphy
(916) 262-2978
GOVERNOR DAVIS ISSUES $3.4 MILLION IN GRANTS
TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gray Davis today announced the award of approximately $3.4 million in traffic safety grants for Central California Communities. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will administer the grants through the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency to help improve and resolve traffic safety related issues on area streets and highways.
Programs receiving funding include:
Fresno Police Department's DUI public awareness program will include DUI checkpoints and work with community based organizations to conduct 40 DUI education presentations.
Visalia Police Department's program will target aggressive drivers by providing funding for personnel to increase identification and enforcement visibility. This program will also conduct monthly sobriety checkpoints to increase DUI awareness.
Delta Fire Protection District's program will receive funding to purchase a rescue vehicle and extrication equipment. This program will improve emergency response to motor vehicle collisions on Interstate 5 and Highway 12.
In addition to the Central California grants, Governor Davis announced the award of 176 other grants across California, totaling $59.2 million statewide.
"Traffic safety permeates every aspect of life in our state. Californians rank it as a top quality-of-life concern along with education, crime and environment. Through these innovative, community-oriented grants, Central California will be a safer place in which to live," said Governor Davis.
Davis said his statewide goal is to lower California's mileage death rate (MDR) to 1.0 by 2001. California's current MDR of 1.19 is one of the best in the nation. MDR indicates the number of fatalities per 100 million miles driven.
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2001 Traffic Safety Grant Awards
Region 4 - Central California (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties)
| COUNTY | AGENCY | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| Amador | Amador County Public Works Agency | $52,500.00 |
| Calaveras | Calaveras Co. Department of Public Works (3) | $47,200.00 |
| Fresno | Caltrans | $1,000,000.00 |
| Fresno | Fresno Police Department (2) | $379,444.00 |
| Fresno | Parlier Police Department | $20,675.00 |
| Fresno | Reedley Police Department | $118,170.00 |
| Fresno | Selma Police Department | $92,613.00 |
| Kern | Kern County Roads Department | $22,888.00 |
| Madera | Medera Co. Public Health Department | $138,130.00 |
| Mariposa | Mariposa County Fire Department | $34,457.00 |
| Merced | Merced Police Department | $48,733.00 |
| San Joaquin | California Highway Patrol | $197,368.00 |
| San Joaquin | Delta Fire Protection District | $59,733.00 |
| San Joaquin | Linden-Peters Rural Fire District | $6,298.00 |
| San Joaquin | Lodi Police Department (4) | $326,200.00 |
| San Joaquin | Montezuma Fire Protection District | $26,189.00 |
| San Joaquin | San Joaquin Co. Office of the District Attorney | $338,576.00 |
| San Joaquin | San Joaquin County | $90,584.00 |
| San Joaquin | Tracy Police Department | $26,000.00 |
| Stanislaus | Modesto Fire Department | $39,445.00 |
| Stanislaus | Salida Fire Protection District | $26,850.00 |
| Stanislaus | Stanislaus Co. Sheriff Department | $75,000.00 |
| Tulare | Tulare Co. Health & Human Services | $37,700.00 |
| Tulare | Visalia Police Department | $178,368.00 |
For information on specific grant programs listed, please contact Chris Murphy, Assistant Director of Operations, Office of Traffic Safety (916)262-2978 or (916)952-4099 cell
Please link below to Regional Grant Releases: