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Page 1 of 6Version1.0 <br />North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program <br />Traffic Safety Project Contract – Form GHSP-01 <br />SECTION A – GENERAL INFORMATION <br />1. Agency: <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />4. Contact Person for Agency: <br />Timothy Whitehurst <br />2. Agency Address: <br />SHERIFF <br />PO Box 8181 <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NC 27278 <br />5. Telephone Number: * <br />+1 (919) 245-2900 <br />6. Cell Phone: <br />336-212-0608 <br />3. Physical Location of Agency * <br />106 E. Margaret Ln Hillsborough NC 27278 <br />7. Email of Contact Person * <br />bwhitehurst@orangecountync.gov <br /> 8. Federal Tax ID Number / Type of Agency <br />Federal Tax ID Number: * 56-6000327 <br />DUNS No : *0-44041796 <br />County: * ORANGE COUNTY <br />Type of Agency <br />State Non-Profit <br />County Higher Education <br />Municipality Hospital <br /> 9. Project Year * <br />New Continuation <br />Year: 1 2 3 4+ <br /> 10. Allocation of Funding * <br />Federal % 100.00 Local % 0.00 <br />11. Project Title: *Region 5 Law Enforcement Liaison <br />Source of Funds <br />12. Budget Total Project Amount Federal Amount State/Local Amount <br />Personnel Costs <br />Contractual Services <br />Commodities Costs <br />Other Direct Costs $25,000.00 $25,000.00 $0.00 <br />Indirect Costs <br />Total Project Costs $25,000.00 $25,000.00 $0.00 <br />13. Specify How Non-Federal Share Will Be Provided: * <br />N/A <br />Project Number: <br />PT-21-06-04 <br />CFDA#: 20. 600 - State and Community Highway Safety <br />Work Type: Police Traffic Serv <br />SECTION B – DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT <br />Statement of Problem ( Provide detailed information of the highway safety problems in your area to be addressed through this project. Include <br />countywide crash data for the last three years and any other relevant information to validate the statements. For more detailed information see “How to write an <br />effective traffic safety project” located at: <br />https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/Law-Enforcement/Pages/Law-Enforcement-Reporting.aspx) <br />A Regional Law Enforcement Liaison serves as coordinator and organizer for highway safety activities in their respective region. <br />The NCGHSP supports and oversees the statewide "Booze it & Lose it" and "Click it or Ticket" programs. Coordination of these <br />programs is accomplished by utilizing 11 regional "Law Enforcement Liaison" positions. Through the guidance and coordination <br />efforts of the Liaisons, planning and preparation and reporting activities from the event(s) occur. Efforts to continue to promote <br />and involve law enforcement agencies in these lifesaving endeavors are of paramount importance to this statewide program. To <br />this end, LELs are required to host events, attend and conduct meetings, assist County Coordinators with organizing highway <br />safety campaigns, and encouraging agencies to report activities. <br /> <br />The purpose of radar speed signs is to slow cars down by making drivers aware when they are driving at speeds above the <br />posted limits. They are used as a traffic calming device in addition to or instead of physical devices such as speed bumps and <br />3