Federal Funding

Several Federal agencies (Department of Transportation, Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services) offer state funding for impaired driving prevention and intervention programs. Find out more below.

• Alcohol Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grants
  This program encourages states to adopt and implement effective programs to reduce traffic safety problems resulting from individuals driving while under the influence of alcohol.

• Alcohol Traffic Safety and Drunk Driving Prevention Incentive Grants
  These incentive grant funds are available to states to adopt effective programs to reduce crashes resulting from drunk and drugged driving.

• Crime Victim Compensation
  Funds under this program shall be used by the states for awards of compensation benefits to victims and survivors of victims of criminal violence, including drunk driving.

• Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for DWI or DUI
  This program encourages states to enact Repeat Intoxicated Driver law that provide minimum penalties for an individuals convicted of a second or subsequent offense for driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI) after a previous conviction for that offense.

• Open Container Requirements
  This program encourages states to enact open container laws that prohibit 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.

• Safety Incentives to Prevent Operation of Motor Vehicles by Intoxicated Persons
  These incentive grant funds are available to encourage states to establish a 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration as the legal limit for drunk driving.

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Private Funding

Community organizations can find funding sources for local-level programs at the following sites.

The Foundation Center serves grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public with philanthropy resources, training, and information.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a leading news source in print and online, for charity leaders, fundraisers, grant makers, and others interested in philanthropy.

National Youth Development Information Center offers funding and resource information for youth advocacy projects.

The Afterschool.gov database provides information about more than 100 sources of federal funding for after-school and youth development programming.