TIME Task Force Grants

The 2026 Grant application will tentatively open August 15 – September 30. A pre-application notice will be posted 30 days in advance to the application opening. Please reach out to [email protected] with questions.

Purpose: To provide incentives to enhance Traffic Incident Management (TIM) activities of City and County agencies responsible for responding to and mitigating traffic incidents within the State of Georgia.    

Scope: Grants provide a one-time monetary award for the purchase of eligible equipment, based upon current funding availability. 

Evaluation Criteria: Grants are awarded based upon the Traffic Incident Management Enhancement (TIME) Task Force Executive Board’s evaluation criteria. Consideration is also given to the agency’s TIM activities for the previous year and the agency’s articulated need for additional equipment.  

Awards: Grant awards made to any individual agency will not exceed $20,000. Awards cannot be combined with any other source of funding.  

Application: Applications will be accepted for consideration during the application period. The deadline will be at 5:00 p.m. on the due date.

Application Instructions and Process

1. Applications must be completed in full, including all required supporting documents listed in the Application Checklist on page 10.

2. The application must be submitted electronically to TIME Task Force at [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m. on the due date. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.

3. The TIME Task Force Grants Committee and Executive Board will evaluate all timely submitted applications.

4. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application within 60 days of submission. All successful applicants will sign a grant award agreement. Grant funds will be disbursed after the grant award agreement is executed.

5. A vendor profile must be created to include the agency notary’s name, email, and phone number.

6. Please allow at least 90 days to receive funds after the agreement has been executed.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Open Roads Policy Endorsement: Prior to applying, applicants must first complete and submit an Endorsement Resolution endorsing the Georgia Open Roads Policy (ORP).  The ORP is available online to download at the TIME Task Force’s Open Roads Policy page. For assistance, you may email your questions to  [email protected]. The ORP Endorsement Resolution must be signed by the authorized representative for the agency. 

2. Authorization to Apply on Behalf of an Agency: A dated and signed memorandum or letter signed by the Agency Head must be submitted with the application. An Agency Head may be an agency chief, county or city manager, or other organization leader. The memorandum or letter must acknowledge that the applicant is authorized to prepare and submit the TIME Task Force Grant application on behalf of the agency and serve as the designated point of contact during the grant period. 

3. Traffic Incident Management Teams: Only applicants licensed or otherwise certified to engage in TIM activities and with an active, ongoing engagement in TIM teams, scene safety, and incident response, may apply. 

4. Grant Agreement Overlap Restrictions: Applicants who have current grant agreements with the department will need to purchase requested and approved materials as noted in their current agreement, prior to submitting a new grant application. 

TIME Task Force Grant Evaluation Criteria

Grant Award Process

The TIME Task Force will notify agencies selected as recipients of the 2025 TIME Task Force Grant. Once notified of award, awarded agencies must complete the following steps to receive the grant funds:

1. Attend a Grant overview meeting with the TIME Task Force Grants Committee Chair. In this meeting, the chair will go over the or the grant disbursement process, guidelines for making purchases, and post-purchase reporting requirements. Establish a GDOT Vendor ID number by filling out a GDOT Supplier Change Request Form (SCF) if your agency does not have one already.

2. Electronically sign a grant agreement with GDOT. GDOT will initiate this with each awarded agency. A sample grant agreement can be found at www.timetaskforce.com/Grant. Note, the certification of compliance with Annual Immigration Reporting requirements/No Sanctuary Policy/Federal Law Enforcement Cooperation is required and included as part of the grant agreement.

Once the grant agreement is signed by the agency and executed by GDOT, the agency will receive funds via direct deposit or by paper check as determined by the options selected on the vendor management form (VMF). Please allow up to 6 weeks for this process.

TIME Task Force Grant Program Eligible Equipment List

The equipment to be procured with awarded grant funds from the TIME Task Force Grant Program must be for the sole purpose of maintaining TIM activities on the State of Georgia’s roadways. TIM equipment must be pre-approved by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). If the equipment is not on the pre-approved list, GDOT must research and approve equipment prior to grant approval. The approved equipment list will be made available within the grant application form listed on the TIME Task Force website.  The following are examples of such equipment. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and applicants may include equipment not represented here.

TIME Task Force Disclaimers

1. Applying does not guarantee or commit TIME Task Force resources. The TIME Task Force will directly contact all applicants to confirm application status after the 60-day review of the application process. 

2. Only complete applications with all required documentation submitted prior to the submission deadline will be considered. 

3. The TIME Task Force Board may, at its sole discretion, reject any and all applications if it is determined to be in the best interest of the TIME Task Force. 

4. Only those individuals who are designated as an authorized representative may apply for the TIME Task Force Grant on behalf of an agency. 

5. Applying enables the TIME Task Force to request internal resources, such as a meeting room for an event, from the applicant, where applicable. 

6. The TIME Task Force Board reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to honor all or a portion of the cost of an applicant’s eligible equipment request in the table in Section 5 of the TIME Task Force Grant Application, Description of Equipment. 

7. Successful applicants will receive a one-time disbursement of the awarded grant funds following execution of a grant award agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation and will have 180 days from the effective date of the grant award agreement to make approved eligible equipment purchase(s). Successful applicants will also be required to submit documentation of the approved eligible equipment purchase(s) to the TIME Task Force.