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 Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana, operating as the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, $4,012,684.83 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The funding supports state impaired driving countermeasures programs, including costs related to adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. ICJI, as Indiana's state administering agency for highway safety, uses the award to implement countermeasure strategies detailed in the approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application, targeting the reduction of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from impaired driving.

The award runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Indianapolis, Indiana. Funds are apportioned to ICJI using a statutory formula and are provided based on Indiana's approved triennial highway safety plan, which identifies problem areas, public participation mechanisms, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies. ICJI distributes these federal resources to local jurisdictions and coordinates implementation of the approved projects 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 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.