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 Public Safety South Carolina Department, doing business as the Office of Justice Programs, received a $159,776.40 Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) on October 1, 2023. This grant funding will support the state's alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures and initiatives to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes across South Carolina. The award will allow the Office of Justice Programs to implement evidence-based strategies and programming focused on areas such as impaired driving enforcement, ignition interlock laws, and 24/7 sobriety programs, as detailed in the state's approved Highway Safety Plan. As the designated State Administering Agency, the Office of Justice Programs will manage the allocation of these formula grant funds to state agencies, counties, municipalities, and nonprofits to deliver these critical highway safety services and initiatives throughout South Carolina.

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.