Section 405(d) impaired driving countermeasures grant

The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded a $2.6 million SECTION 405(D) IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES GRANT to the Maryland Department of Transportation from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 under the National Priority Safety Programs (NPSP) formula grant program (CFDA 20.616). The grant funding supports impaired driving countermeasures in Maryland, including internal media and educational materials produced by the Maryland Highway Safety Office to address impaired driving, as well as saturation patrols and a Special Impaired Driving Reduction Effort team conducted by the Maryland Department of State Police to enhance enforcement and reduce impaired driving. Two subawards were provided to the Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland Department of State Police to carry out these initiatives through September 2025.