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 Arkansas State Police $2,444,736.65 under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program on October 1, 2025, to support state impaired driving countermeasures programs. The award funds the costs of impaired driving countermeasure strategies and qualifying states including Arkansas may receive funding for adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. Arkansas State Police will implement planned projects identified in its approved annual grant application and triennial highway safety plan to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. The performance period runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Little Rock, Arkansas. The National Priority Safety Programs formula grant apportions funds to state and territorial highway safety offices using a statutory formula; eligibility for the impaired driving component requires states to meet statutory low-range, mid-range, or high-range state designations. Recipients claim reimbursement on vouchers covering incurred costs and must retain project records for three years following submission of a final expenditure report.

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.