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 State of Florida Department of Transportation $3,766,413.44 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The grant funds state impaired driving countermeasures programs, including costs associated with adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs, designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes. Florida, as a qualifying state, must implement countermeasure strategies detailed in an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application addressing problem identification, public participation and engagement, and performance measures.

FDOT administers the award for the State of Florida, with place of performance in Nashville, Tennessee. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Funding is apportioned using statutory apportionment formula and reimbursed on claims submitted in vouchers covering incurred costs. FDOT must retain project records for three years following submission of final expenditure reports.

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.