$28.3 million in federal highway safety grants have been awarded to 550 programs throughout the state to help reduce crashes on New York highways.

The funding was announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

"This funding will strengthen our highway safety programs by providing resources for training, education and enforcement initiatives to benefit communities across New York," Governor Cuomo said. "By helping New Yorkers mitigate dangerous and reckless behavior behind the wheel, these programs will help improve highway safety, prevent avoidable tragedies and save lives."

The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee is distributing the funding in the form of grants to state, local and not-for-profit agencies to support specific types of driver safety initiatives.

The funding was awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The complete list of grant projects is available here.

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