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…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the Oregon Department of Transportation $139,507.38 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The funding supports Oregon's state impaired driving countermeasures programs, including costs associated with adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs, as detailed in Oregon's approved triennial highway safety plan and annual grant application. The award is allocated through a statutory apportionment formula to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Work is performed in Salem, Oregon. Oregon qualifies for this funding by meeting the statutory requirements for a mid-range or high-range impaired driving state as specified in 23 CFR 1300.23(j). The formula grant is provided to Oregon's highway safety office based on an approved annual grant application detailing planned projects using identified countermeasure strategies. Reimbursement occurs on claims submitted in vouchers covering costs incurred; Oregon has converted to electronic transfer of funds for this award.

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.