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 federal Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) provides $421,671.98 in funding to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) to support the state's alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures programs. The grant supports initiatives focused on data-driven problem identification, public engagement, performance measurement, and implementation of evidence-based strategies to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from impaired driving.

As part of this award, MDT will leverage the funding for projects delivered in partnership with state and local agencies, such as providing training for the Judiciary Courts of Montana to enhance DUI/DWI treatment courts and services. The Blackfeet Tribe, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Chippewa Cree Tribe, and Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes will also receive sub-awards to implement tribal-focused road safety education and enforcement programs under the "SOAR - Safe on All Roads" initiative. The Montana Department of Justice's Highway Patrol Division will manage additional sub-awards for 24/7 sobriety programs, traffic safety resource officers, and other traffic safety enforcement activities. This Formula Grant award supports a range of statewide and community-based efforts to address impaired driving, a key highway safety priority identified by Congress.

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.