The Traffic Safety Innovation Award recognizes organizations for new or creative traffic safety solutions that help save lives on Minnesota roads. The award is given for work on specific actions, initiatives, programs, best practices, marketing campaigns, partnerships, or products.
2025 Nominations
We are currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Toward Zero Deaths Traffic Safety Innovation Awards.
To submit a nomination, download and complete the nomination form (DOC) and email it to tzd@umn.edu. Submissions are due Thursday, June 26, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. CDT.
Winners will be notified in late August 2025, and the awards will be presented at the Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Conference on October 21–22, 2025, in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Nomination Guidelines
- Nominees must be organizations.
- Individuals cannot be nominated for the award.
- You may submit more than one nomination for the award.
Recipients
View a list of recipients of the Traffic Safety Innovation Award.
More Information
Please contact TZD staff at tzd@umn.edu.