Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated (20.608)
Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated (Assistance Listing 20.608) is run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, part of the Department of Transportation. It awarded $305 million in 69 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $4.4 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.6 million. Half of the 69 awards fell between $974,367 and $2.6 million, and they ranged from $317,209 to $42.7 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$305 million
- Grant awards69
- Typical award$1.6 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$82.9 million
- Size rank500 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $66.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $82.9 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 500th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 18 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 18 states and territories.
What the program funds
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).
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 23 U.S.C. 148. 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. Funds transferred to NHTSA must be used for alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures or enforcement of driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving under the influence DUI) and other related laws.;
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title 23, Part Subchapter D, Subpart 1275,Public Law 117-58.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 24 ranges were $651,457 - $41,298,661
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: 2016 Impaired Drivers’ violators courses, enforcing the state’s impaired driving laws, sobriety checkpoints, training in standardized field sobriety testing, and enforcement participation in the Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over crackdown over the Labor Day holiday.Fiscal Year2017: The California Office of Traffic safety awarded sub-grants to the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for alcohol education and awareness programs, which focused on middle school through college age students.Fiscal Year2018: This is a penalty transfer program for States with laws that do not conform with statutory requirements. States can use these transfer funds for any eligible Section 402 alcohol impaired driving countermeasures.Fiscal Year2019: Since this is a penalty transfer program for States that don't conform with statutory requirements, States used these transfer funds for any eligible Section 402 alcohol impaired driving countermeasures.Fiscal Year2021: Safer Highways Statewide (SHS): The California Highway Patrol will implement a 12-month statewide grant to combat fatal/injury crashes attributed to driving under the influence (DUI).
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated (20.608) awarded $305 million across 69 grant awards, an average of $4.4 million per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 69 | $305 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4 | $160 million |
| Minnesota | 4 | $33.2 million |
| New Mexico | 4 | $29.4 million |
| Rhode Island | 4 | $11.7 million |
| Indiana | 4 | $11.3 million |
| Nevada | 4 | $8.2 million |
| South Dakota | 4 | $6.7 million |
| Ohio | 4 | $6.2 million |
| Montana | 4 | $5.0 million |
| Washington | 4 | $5.0 million |
| Hawaii | 4 | $4.7 million |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | $4.1 million |
| Colorado | 4 | $3.8 million |
| North Dakota | 4 | $3.5 million |
| Alaska | 2 | $3.5 million |
| Louisiana | 4 | $3.2 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $2.9 million |
| Vermont | 3 | $2.3 million |