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's Judiciary Courts, through its Policy and Administration Division operating as the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), received a $239,209.63 Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The grant supports the state's alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures and 24/7 sobriety programs consistent with statutory requirements. The funding will be used to implement evidence-based strategies outlined in Indiana's approved highway safety plan to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. As a sub-awardee, ICJI will leverage these federal resources to provide a range of impaired driving prevention services and programs across the state.

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.