# Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated (20.608)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/20-608-minimum-penalties-for-repeat-offenders-for-driving-while/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $305 million in 69 grants, about $4.4 million per award.

## Objectives

To encourage States to enact and enforce Repeat Intoxicated Offender laws. Under Section 164, to avoid the transfer of funds, a State must enact and enforce a repeat intoxicated driver law that establishes, at minimum, certain specified penalties for second and subsequent convictions of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence. 23 U.S.C. 164(a)(5).

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $66.2 million | 17 |
| 2022 | $75.9 million | 17 |
| 2023 | $79.9 million | 18 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $82.9 million | 17 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Office of Traffic Safety | California | $160 million |
| Minnesota Department of Public Safety | Minnesota | $33.2 million |
| New Mexico Department of Transportation | New Mexico | $29.4 million |
| Rhode Island Dot | Rhode Island | $11.7 million |
| Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana | Indiana | $11.3 million |
| Nevada Department of Public Safety | Nevada | $8.2 million |
| South Dakota Department of Public Safety | South Dakota | $6.7 million |
| Ohio Department of Public Safety, State Highway Patrol | Ohio | $6.2 million |
| Montana Department of Transportation | Montana | $5.0 million |
| Traffic Safety Commission | Washington | $5.0 million |
| The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation | Hawaii | $4.7 million |
| Administracion de Compensaciones Por Accidentes de Automoviles | Puerto Rico | $4.1 million |
| Colorado Department of Transportation | Colorado | $3.8 million |
| North Dakota Department of Transportation | North Dakota | $3.5 million |
| Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities | Alaska | $3.5 million |
| Highway Saftey Commision Louisiana Department of Public Safety | Louisiana | $3.2 million |
| Oregon Department of Transportation | Oregon | $2.9 million |
| Transportation, Vermont Agency of | Vermont | $2.3 million |