Program Summary and Objectives

• Federal Agency:  national highway traffic safety administration, department of transportation
• Program Website: http://www.nhtsa/whatsup/fedassist/index.html.
• Authorization: Highway Safety Act of 1998, as amended, 23 U.S.C. 163.
• Headquarters: Marlene Markison, Associate Administrator for Injury Control Operatios and Resources, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2121.

To encourage States to establish an 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration as the legal limit for drunk driving.

Examples of Projects Funded

Driving while intoxicated (DWI) prevention programs with special emphasis on law enforcement of drunk driving laws and public education about such laws; purchase of breath testing devices and the training of law enforcement personnel in their proper use; and overtime pay for police personnel doing selective traffic enforcement programs related to alcohol and drug impaired driving.

Program Accomplishments

Initial grant projects still active; information not available.

Program Obligations
(as compiled by Subsidyscope)

Direct Expenditures Over Time