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 impaired driving countermeasures programs consistent…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities $1,485,270.03 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds state impaired driving countermeasures consistent with 23 C.F.R. 1300.23(j), including support for adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. Alaska qualifies for this funding under statutory eligibility requirements for impaired driving countermeasures and receives the allocation through the formula apportionment mechanism. The recipient submits planned projects through an approved annual grant application that details countermeasure strategies designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Juneau, Alaska, with statewide scope across Alaska's highway safety programs. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, operating as a state entity within the Department-Wide Activity Division, administers the grant as the prime recipient of federal highway safety formula grants statewide. Federal share is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering eligible costs incurred. The award is classified as a formula grant and operates under the triennial and annual grant application structure established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with NHTSA providing up to 60 days to review and approve applications.

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 impaired driving countermeasures 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.