2026 Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting

August 29–September 2, 2026

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
United States

About the Event

Reminder — there will not be a TZD annual conference in 2026. In its place, we recommend attending the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) 2026 Annual Meeting! This event provides access to the nation’s top roadway safety, government, business, nonprofit, and community leaders across a range of educational and social events.

To register, book accommodations, view the agenda, and more, visit the official GHSA 2026 Annual Meeting event page. If costs are prohibitive to attendance, view the funding opportunities below. 

Event Funding Opportunities

There are 100 funding opportunities available for eligible applicants, each covering the cost of registration and up to four nights at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Recipients are responsible for all other expenses, including parking, mileage, and any meals not covered by the registration fee. If hotel rooms are not needed by all of the initial 100 recipients, remaining funds may be used to select additional participants.

Before applying, please review the eligibility requirements carefully to ensure you qualify.

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Deadlines and Selection Process

Applications received by July 10 will be prioritized by eligibility groups, and then by submission date. If awards remain available after July 10, applications will be reviewed in the order received, regardless of priority group. After August 1, any remaining awards will be granted on a case-by-case basis only.

Eligibility

Work Location

To qualify for lodging, recipients' work location must be:

  • In Minnesota
  • 35 or more miles from the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

Recipients who work 34 miles or less from the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis will qualify for registration only.

Groups

Individuals from the following groups who work in the state of Minnesota are eligible to apply. Priority will be awarded in the following order: 

  1. Advisory Council on Traffic Safety (ACTS). ACTS members are eligible for these awards regardless of whether they are a state employee or not.
     
  2. Office of Traffic Safety Subrecipients. Examples include: 
    • Law Enforcement Liaisons
    • Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
    • Child Passenger Safety Task Force members 
    • DWI Traffic Safety Officers 
    • Emergency Medical Services Liaison 
    • Statewide Probation Outreach Liaison 
    • TZD Safe Roads Coordinator 
    • Multicultural Adult Education Project Coordinators 
    • Senior Driver Work Group 
    • Enforcement grantee (fiscal lead gets priority over a partner agency)
    • Motorcycle Safety Task Force
    • Center for Transportation Studies staff 
    • Minnesota Safety Council Staff (Network of Employers for Traffic Safety; Responsible Beverage Service Training) 
  3. TZD Regional Coordinators, Statewide Marketing and Communications Director, and Statewide Program and Operations Director
     
  4. General TZD Stakeholders (state employees not eligible) 

Note that individuals from the following groups are not eligible to apply:

  1. For-profit agencies
  2. State employees — Agency staff, including staff from the Office of Traffic Safety and the Minnesota State Patrol, who do not meet the eligibility criteria above must register independently. TZD staff will not coordinate these registrations. Exceptions include: 
    • ACTS members
    • TZD Regional Coordinators
    • Statewide TZD Program and Operations Director
    • Statewide TZD Marketing and Communications Director
    • Program Coordinators from the Substance Abuse Court and Supplemental Ignition Interlock Court

Questions?

Please contact TZD staff at [email protected] with questions about the funding opportunities on this page. For more information on the event, visit the official GHSA 2026 Annual Meeting event page.