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 Texas Department of Transportation $13,472,807.52 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds state impaired driving countermeasures programs, including costs for adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. TxDOT administers the grant as the designated state highway safety office, distributing funds to project implementers and subrecipients across Texas based on an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application that identify problem areas, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies intended to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

The grant period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Austin, Texas. Funding is apportioned to the state using the statutory apportionment formula under 23 U.S.C. § 405(d) and 23 C.F.R. § 1300.23. The award is classified as a formula grant. Federal share is reimbursed on voucher claims covering incurred costs. TxDOT retains records for three years following submission of final expenditure reports and 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.