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 Mississippi Department of Public Safety $2,229,064.83 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(D) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds impaired driving countermeasures consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.23(j). Qualifying states may use Section 405(d) funding for adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety, serving as the State Highway Safety Office, will implement countermeasure strategies detailed in an approved Annual Grant Application to help reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Funding is apportioned using statutory formula and requires an approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan identifying problem areas, public participation mechanisms, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies.

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates through its Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division and administers this award from Jackson, Mississippi. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This is a formula grant assistance type. The federal share is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering costs incurred. The state must retain records for three years following submission of a final expenditure report and other project deliverables.

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.