Section 405(d) impaired driving countermeasures grant (23 C.F.R. & 1300.23; 23 U.S.C. & 405(d)) - grant to support certain costs of state alcohol-impaired driving programs consistent with 23 C.F.R.…

This is a $421,671.97 Formula Grant awarded on March 20, 2024 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the CFDA 20.616 National Priority Safety Programs. The grant funds will support the State of Alaska's alcohol-impaired driving countermeasure programs, including the adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. These funds are provided to the Alaska Office of the Governor to implement evidence-based strategies outlined in the state's triennial Highway Safety Plan to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. The grant award has a performance period running from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027.

Section 405(d) impaired driving countermeasures grant (23 C.F.R. & 1300.23; 23 U.S.C. & 405(d)) - grant to support certain costs of state alcohol-impaired driving programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. & 1300.23(j). 405(d) funding is used for impaired driving countermeasures. Qualifying states must meet statutory requirements and can also receive funding for adoption and enforcement a mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. These funds are apportioned using statutory apportionment formula. These funds are provided to the state and territorial highway safety offices based on an approved triennial highway safety plan that details problem identification, public participation and engagement, performance measures, countermeasure strategies for programming funds and an approved annual grant application that details planned projects using identified countermeasure strategies for programming funds to help reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.