Section 405(e) distracted driving awareness grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.24; 23 U.S.C. § 405(e)) ― grant to support certain costs of state distracted driving programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. §…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the New Mexico Department of Transportation $224,362.53 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(e) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The award funds state distracted driving awareness programs and countermeasure strategies designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes. New Mexico qualifies for this funding by having enacted and enforcing laws that prohibit texting while driving and youth cell phone use while driving. The recipient will implement planned projects aligned with an approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application, with performance measures and problem identification integrated into its countermeasure programming.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Federal share is reimbursed on a claims basis through the Electronic Transfer of Funds method. The recipient must retain all project records, contract documents, and financial records for three years following submission of the final expenditure report.

Section 405(e) distracted driving awareness grant (23 C.F.R. § 1300.24; 23 U.S.C. § 405(e)) ― grant to support certain costs of state distracted driving programs consistent with 23 C.F.R. § 1300.24(f). 405(e) funding is available to qualifying states that enact and enforce a law that prohibits texting while driving or prohibits youth cell phone use while driving. 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.