The Motlow State Public Safety Department was recently awarded a $2,500 grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, according to Ray Higginbotham, director of the department.
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has announced the 384 agencies awarded $17.1 million in federal grant funding to support Tennessee highway safety efforts and education. 424 grants were distributed from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through THSO for the 2016-2017 Federal Fiscal Year.
“The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is a great resource for law enforcement agencies across the state,” said Higginbotham. “They have a strong commitment to the safety of all citizens and to higher education institutions within the state. Being able to form a partnership with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and secure a grant also demonstrates the strong commitment that the Motlow Public Safety Department has to the safety of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors on all Motlow campuses each and every day.
The grant money will be used to purchase electronic speed monitoring signs for the Moore County campus. The Moore County campus is the only campus with a county road through the middle of it. The road has a significant amount of traffic traveling on it each and every day, including commercial vehicles. Most of the daily traffic traveling Ledford Mill Road is due to people coming to Motlow. However, there are a lot of vehicles on the road each day that are simply passing through the area for various reasons.
Data collected by these signs will also be used to help the Motlow State Public Safety Department apply for and hopefully receive additional grants in the future.
Motlow State Public Safety Department Receives $2500 Grant
