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 $1,991,672.89 to Administracion De Compensaciones POR Accidentes De Automoviles (operating as CST, a division of the Puerto Rico Traffic Safety Commission) on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(D) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program, part of the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) formula grant.

The award funds impaired driving countermeasures programs in Puerto Rico, including support for adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes. The recipient implements countermeasure strategies identified in its approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application, with activities performed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. The recipient must meet statutory requirements for classification as a low-range, mid-range, or high-range state under Section 405(D) eligibility criteria. CST is reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers for costs incurred 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.