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 State of Florida Department of Transportation $226,052.66 on October 1, 2025, under the Section 405(d) Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grant program (CFDA 20.616, National Priority Safety Programs).

The funding supports Florida's impaired driving countermeasures programs, including adoption and enforcement of mandatory alcohol-ignition interlock laws and 24/7 sobriety programs. Award funds are apportioned under a statutory formula to state and territorial highway safety offices based on an approved Triennial Highway Safety Plan and Annual Grant Application that detail problem identification, public participation, performance measures, and countermeasure strategies designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. Place of performance is Nashville, Tennessee 37243. Florida qualified for this funding by meeting statutory eligibility requirements for a low-range, mid-range, or high-range impaired driving state. The assistance type is a Formula Grant. Federal share is reimbursed on voucher claims covering costs incurred; all participants use the Electronic Transfer of Funds method. Recipient organizations must retain 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.