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 State of Indiana State Budget Agency Division received a $1,139,211.54 Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, supports the state's alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.23(j). These funds will be used to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes through initiatives such as public education campaigns, law enforcement training, and implementation of evidence-based countermeasures. The Formula Grant award is part of the State and Community Highway Safety program, which provides formula-based funding to state highway safety offices to address critical highway safety priorities.

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.