The TxDOT Traffic Safety Division - Behavioral Traffic Safety Section (TRF-BTS) staff initiates grant agreement negotiations with state agencies and other organizations sponsoring approved projects with statewide impact. TRF-BTS Traffic Safety Specialists (TSSs) negotiate with local governments and other entities to finalize local projects.

TRF-BTS TSSs are assigned as project managers for local projects, and in some cases may be assigned statewide projects, and the TRF-BTS Program Managers are assigned projects under the applicable program areas. Project negotiation, also entitled “Project Modifications” by the Traffic Safety Electronic Grants Management System (eGrants), begins at this time, with project development negotiations.