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 Kansas Department of Transportation $2,935,740.64 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs), with performance through September 30, 2029.

The award funds state impaired driving countermeasures programs, including costs associated with adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. Funding is allocated using statutory apportionment formulas to state and territorial highway safety offices based on an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application that detail problem identification, countermeasure strategies, performance measures, and planned projects to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes.

The Kansas Department of Transportation, headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, receives the award as primary recipient. Work is performed in Topeka, Kansas. KDOT administers the funds as part of its broader portfolio of federal transportation grants from the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and NHTSA, with this award representing part of NHTSA's formula allocation to the state for highway safety priorities identified by Congress.

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.