Cooperative Agreement 693JJ92450002

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded a $399,999.20 Cooperative Agreement under the NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants program (CFDA 20.614) to the American Probation And Parole Association, Inc. (Appa) on February 15, 2024. The purpose of this five-year demonstration program is to reduce impaired driving recidivism by conducting a probation and parole liaison program. Appa's responsibilities include analyzing community supervision training and education needs, identifying and sharing evidence-based DWI supervision practices, disseminating best practices, developing offender assessment tools, and improving data collection on impaired driving recidivism. The project aims to assess the effectiveness of the probation and parole liaison program in improving community supervision practices and reducing recidivism among DWI offenders.