Alcohol Open Container Requirements (20.607)
Alcohol Open Container Requirements (Assistance Listing 20.607) is run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, part of the Department of Transportation. It awarded $186 million in 36 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $5.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $4.5 million. Half of the 36 awards fell between $1.3 million and $6.4 million, and they ranged from $807,088 to $19.4 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$186 million
- Grant awards36
- Typical award$4.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$55.4 million
- Size rank624 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $38.9 million in fiscal 2021 to $55.4 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 624th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 9 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 9 states and territories.
What the program funds
To encourage States to enact and enforce a compliant alcohol open container law. Under Section 154, to avoid the transfer of funds, a State must enact and enforce an open container law that prohibits the possession of any open alcoholic beverage container, or the consumption of any alcoholic beverage, in the passenger area of any motor vehicle (including possession or consumption by the driver of the vehicle) located on a public highway, or the right-of-way of a public highway, in the State. 23 U.S.C. 154(b)(1)
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
What the money can and cannot pay for
States failing to comply with Section 164 are subject to a reservation of 2.5 percent of federal-aid highway funds apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program and the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program. States decide the percentage of the reserved funds to be transferred to NHTSA for alcohol and/or drug-impaired driving countermeasures and/or to remain with FHWA for eligible activities under the Highway Safety Improvement Program. Funds transferred to NHTSA are subject to the requirements of the 402 program. Funds transferred to NHTSA must be used for alcohol and/or drug-impaired driving countermeasures or enforcement of driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving under the influence DUI) and other related laws. A State may elect to use all or part of its transferred funds for activities eligible under Section 154 Hazard Elimination program.;
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title 23, Part Subchapter D, Subpart 1270,Public Law 117-158.N/AMatching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2024 ranges were -$1,760,316 - $24,659,845.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: 1. Impaired driving countermeasures 2. Enforcement of laws prohibiting driving while intoxicated and 3. Driving under the influence Fiscal Year2017: Section 154 funds must be solely used for alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures permissible under NHTSA's S. 402 State and Community Highway Safety formula grant program or for FHWA's Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) eligible activities (hazard elimination). For example, in FY 2017, Louisiana's Highway Safety Commission provided S. 154 grant funds to support the forensic analysis of DWI cases in communities across 29 parishes in northern Louisiana.Fiscal Year2025: Impaired driving paid media campaigns: Funding will provide paid media campaigns for Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Youth alcohol, Quarterly Impaired Driving Campaigns, and various other alcohol and/or drug impaired driving efforts for, but not limited to Super Bowl Sunday, Cinco De Mayo, and statewide festivals.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Alcohol Open Container Requirements (20.607) awarded $186 million across 36 grant awards, an average of $5.2 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety & Homeland Security | Tennessee | 4 | $52.6 million |
| Virginia Department Motor Vehicles | Virginia | 4 | $50.4 million |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Missouri | 4 | $22.9 million |
| Department of Transportation Connecticut | Connecticut | 4 | $22.0 million |
| Mississippi Department of Public Safety | Mississippi | 4 | $20.8 million |
| State of Delaware Department of Safety & Homeland Security | Delaware | 4 | $5.5 million |
| The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation | Hawaii | 4 | $4.9 million |
| Administracion de Compensaciones Por Accidentes de Automoviles | Puerto Rico | 4 | $4.1 million |
| Highway Saftey Commision Louisiana Department of Public Safety | Louisiana | 4 | $3.2 million |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 36 | $186 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 4 | $52.6 million |
| Virginia | 4 | $50.4 million |
| Missouri | 4 | $22.9 million |
| Connecticut | 4 | $22.0 million |
| Mississippi | 4 | $20.8 million |
| Delaware | 4 | $5.5 million |
| Hawaii | 4 | $4.9 million |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | $4.1 million |
| Louisiana | 4 | $3.2 million |