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 West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles received a $421,671.97 Formula Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). This grant will support the state's alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures and other highway safety initiatives over a 4-year performance period through September 30, 2027.

The funding will enable the West Virginia DMV to implement a range of evidence-based strategies, including public awareness campaigns, enforcement efforts, and data system improvements, to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle incidents in the state. Key program areas to be addressed include occupant protection, impaired driving, distracted driving, motorcyclist safety, and commercial driver safety. The grant also allows the DMV to upgrade credentialing systems, enhance traffic records databases, and strengthen partnerships with other state/local transportation safety entities.

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.