Grand Canyon National Park Receives Highway Safety Grant Funding

Contact: Grand Canyon Office of Communications

Grand Canyon National Park has received grant funding from the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to support pedestrian and bicycle safety, speed enforcement and impaired driving prevention.

The funding helps park rangers purchase equipment, conduct high-visibility traffic enforcement and participate in community outreach aimed at reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities on park roadways. Through this partnership, Grand Canyon National Park and GOHS are working to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety, reduce speeding, decrease impaired driving, increase seat belt and child safety seat use, and limit driver distractions that contribute to traffic-related injuries and deaths.

Each year, park rangers, working with state and local partners, stop impaired drivers and issue traffic citations to help keep visitors and residents safe. The park has received GOHS support in recent years for traffic enforcement, impaired driving prevention and the purchase of essential law enforcement equipment.

For 2025, the park received:

• $3,676 in Federal 402 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety funds to support community outreach events, parking lot patrols, International Police Mountain Bike Association training and the purchase of safety equipment such as bike helmets.

• $21,324 in Federal 405 Alcohol funds for overtime related to Route 66 DUI Task Force operations, targeted impaired driving enforcement and equipment used to detect and prevent driving or boating under the influence.

• $5,310 in Federal 402 Police Traffic Services funds to support overtime for high-visibility enforcement efforts focused on speeding and aggressive driving.

The grant funding strengthens the park's ability to protect visitors, residents and employees while maintaining safe travel conditions throughout the park.

Visitors are reminded to enjoy the park responsibly. If you choose to drink or use substances, do not drive. Designate a sober driver. Penalties for impaired driving in Arizona can include jail time, fines, license suspension and vehicle impoundment.

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