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.…

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) a $924,100.13 formula grant under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) on October 1, 2023. This funding supports ADECA's implementation of alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures and other traffic safety initiatives in Alabama, consistent with the state's highway safety plan. The grant enables ADECA to fund projects and activities targeting occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, and other priority traffic safety areas to help reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. ADECA may sub-award portions of this funding to local governments, law enforcement, and community organizations across Alabama to deliver these traffic safety programs and services.

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.