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 Department of Motor Vehicles New York State, operating as the Governors Traffic Safety Committee, $10,304,331.79 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

Funds support New York State's impaired driving countermeasures programs, including enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. The award is apportioned using the statutory formula and derives from an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application that identify problem areas, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

Performance occurs in Albany, New York, with the award period running through September 30, 2029. New York State qualifies for Section 405(d) funding by meeting statutory requirements for its impaired driving program category. The Governors Traffic Safety Committee distributes sub-awards to county health departments, law enforcement agencies including the New York State Police and local police departments, courts, academic institutions, nonprofits, and research entities to deliver impaired driving enforcement programs and training, law enforcement training on traffic safety practices, and coordination of statewide safety initiatives across New York 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.