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I. STA`l~'~1~1yT OF AU'T;l~®ItITY This Grant between the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, hereinafter referred to as the "NHTSA," and the JHawa~ C®a~nty Police IDepartmea~t hereinafter referred to as "the Grantee," is hereby entered into under the authority of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1395). This Grant provides for the limited exchange of personnel, equipment, facilities and funds to achieve the following purpose(s). II. STA~'~1I~1'I` F ~ACI~GIt®D AND PUI~PGSE A BACI~GI~GUI~1D NHTSA was directed by Congress to allocate $1,000,000 to implement innovative demonstration programs through the award of grants of up to $50,000 to municipal, county, and other local governmental entities to promote seat belt usage. The basis for earmarking this money was to increase seat belt use rates by directing more resources to developing programs that reach high risk groups. These high risk groups include youth (ages 15-24), males, pickup truck drivers, rural populations, minorities, as well as drivers with a poor driviaag record, drivers who speed or drink and drivers taking short trips. While Congress acknowledges that NHTSA has initiated work in this area, it believes a greater effort is necessary to achieve results. Buckle Up America (BUA) is a national campaign begun in 1997 to work towards meeting national seat belt and child passenger safety goals. Programs to meet the goals to increase seat belt use and decrease child fatalities are implemented on the national level through Buckle Up America enforcementBplus publicity- mobilization periods over the Memorial Day and Thanksgiving weeks, as well- as many other BUA efforts. At the State level, the Buckle Up America pr®gram is supported primarily through the use of Section X102 and Section 157 Incentive and Innovative grants. Under Section 157, nearly $90 million dollars will be distributed in FY2001 to the states for use in increasing seat belt and child safety seat use. At the local level, the Seat Belt Demonstration Grants for Local Communities will complement efforts already occurring at the state and the national level. These grants will form the final link that will provide for a truly comprehensive Buckle Up America program. We have already started this process with four municipal grants in Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kansas City, Missouri; and Indianapolis, Indiana in FY00 and FY01. We plan Yo utilize our experience with these grants to successfully implement the local community grants.