NATIONAL PRIORITY SAFETY PROGRAMS

FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023 

STATE GRANT DETERMINATIONS

Section 4010 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), as 

amended by section 24105(b) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L. 117-58), requires 

NHTSA to post on a public website information about grant determinations under the 

National Priority Safety Programs (23 U.S.C. 405). Specifically, 60 days after making 

grant award determinations, NHTSA must identify: 

1. The States that received grant awards; 

2. The States that applied for but did not receive grant awards; and 

3. The States that did not apply for grants. 

For those States that applied for but did not receive grant awards, NHTSA must 

additionally provide a list of all deficiencies that made the States ineligible for award.

The tables below address these requirements. The first table identifies items #1 through 

#3 above. Subsequent tables, broken out by grant programs, identify deficiencies in a 

State’s grant application. NHTSA reviewed State laws based on the legal citations 

provided by States in their application package. While we exercised due diligence in that 

effort, inaccurate or incomplete legal citations in some State applications may have 

affected NHTSA's review and the completeness of the list below. Any interested State 

may obtain a detailed debriefing by contacting the NHTSA Regional Office. 

As always, NHTSA remains available to provide a review of proposed bills as individual 

States pursue legislative efforts to achieve compliance with these important grant 

programs. We will do our best to provide fast turnaround technical assistance in those 

situations, including telephone discussions at a State's request, when its legislative 

process is moving rapidly. We hope that the information provided below will assist 

States in their legislative efforts.
Occupant 

Protection 

Grants (405b)

State Traffic Safety 

Information 

System 

Improvements 

Grants (405c)

Impaired Driving 

Countermeasures 

Grants (405d)

Ignition 

Interlock Law 

Grants (405d)

24-7 Sobriety 

Program 

Grants (405d)

Comprehensive 

Distracted 

Driving Grants 

(405e)

Motorcyclist 

Safety 

Grants (405f)

Graduated 

Driver 

Licensing 

Law Grants 

(405g)

Non-Motorized 

Safety Grants 

(405h)

ALABAMA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible

ALASKA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible

AMERICAN SAMOA Did Not Apply Awarded Not Eligible Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible Did Not Apply Not Eligible

ARIZONA Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

ARKANSAS Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

CALIFORNIA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

COLORADO Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

CONNECTICUT Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

DELAWARE Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded

FLORIDA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

GEORGIA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

GUAM Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible Did Not Apply Not Eligible

HAWAII Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

IDAHO Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

ILLINOIS Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

INDIANA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible
 

IOWA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

KANSAS Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

KENTUCKY Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

LOUISIANA Awarded Awarded Awarded Not Awarded Did Not Apply Not Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

MAINE Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

MARYLAND Awarded Awarded Awarded Not Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

MASSACHUSETTS Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

MICHIGAN Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

MINNESOTA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

MISSISSIPPI Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible

MISSOURI Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

MONTANA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

N. MARIANAS Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible Did Not Apply Not Eligible

NEBRASKA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

NEVADA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

NEW HAMPSHIRE Awarded Awarded Awarded Not Awarded Did Not Apply Not Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

NEW JERSEY Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

NEW MEXICO Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

NEW YORK Awarded Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

NORTH CAROLINA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

NORTH DAKOTA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible
 

OHIO Awarded Awarded Awarded Not Awarded Did Not Apply Not Awarded Awarded Not Awarded Not Eligible

OKLAHOMA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

OREGON Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

PENNSYLVANIA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

PUERTO RICO Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

RHODE ISLAND Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

SOUTH CAROLINA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

SOUTH DAKOTA Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible

TENNESSEE Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

TEXAS Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

UTAH Awarded Awarded Awarded Not Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

VERMONT Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

VIRGIN ISLANDS Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Not Eligible Did Not Apply Not Eligible

VIRGINIA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

WASHINGTON Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded

WEST VIRGINIA Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

WISCONSIN Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

WYOMING Awarded Awarded Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Awarded Did Not Apply Not Eligible

Applied 53 53 52 11 7 11 47 1 29

Awarded 53 53 52 6 7 8 47 0 29

Not Awarded 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 0

Not Eligible 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 27
State

FY 2023 Section 405D Ignition Interlock Law Grant

Deficiencies 

Does not mandate 

interlocks for all DUI 

offenders (or is 

permissive for some 

offenders, including 

where courts are 

provided authority 

to determine 

whether interlocks 

are required) 

[23 CFR 

1300.23(g)(1); 23 

USC 405(d)(6)(A)]

Mandates interlocks 

for all offenders, but 

does not mandate 

their use for not less 

than 6 months [23 

CFR 1300.23(g)(1); 

23 USC 405(d)(6)(A)]

Law contains additional exemptions beyond those specified in Federal statute (i.e., 

employer vehicles, health, or location of interlock facility)

[23 CFR 1300.23(g)(2); 23 USC 405(d)(6)(F)]

Exemption for employer 

vehicles is broader than 

allowed in Federal statute 

[23 CFR 1300(23)(g)(2)(i); 

23 USC 405(d)(6)(F)(i)]

Exemption for health is 

broader than allowed in 

Federal statute [23 CFR 

1300(23)(g)(2)(ii); 23 USC 

405(d)(6)(F)(ii)]

Exemption for location of 

interlock facility is broader 

than allowed in Federal 

statute [23 CFR 

1300(23)(g)(2)(iii); 23 USC 

405(d)(6)(F)(iii)]

Louisiana X 

Maryland X

New 

Hampshire X 

Ohio X

Utah X 
State

FY 2023 Section 405E Distracted Driving Grant

Deficiencies 

Does not test 

for distracted 

driving issues 

on the State 

driver’s 

license 

examination 

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(1); 

23 USC 

405(e)(1)]

Does not ban 

texting as defined 

by statute 

("reading from or 

manually entering 

data into a 

personal wireless 

communications 

device...or 

engaging in any 

other form of 

electronic data 

retrieval") 

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)(i)(A); 

23 USC 

405(e)(2)(A)]

Texting law 

contains 

additional 

exceptions 

beyond those 

permitted in 

Federal 

statute 

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)

(iii); 

23 USC 

405(e)(4)]

Does not 

require 

primary 

enforcement 

of texting law

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)

(i)(B); 

23 USC 

405(e)(2)(B)]

Does not 

impose 

minimum 

fine of $25 

for violation 

of texting law

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)

(i)(C); 

23 USC 

405(e)(2)(C)]

Does not prohibit 

drivers under age 18 

from using a 

personal wireless 

communications 

device

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)(ii)(A); 

23 USC 405(e)(3)(A)]

Youth law 

contains 

additional 

exceptions 

beyond those 

permitted in 

Federal 

statute 

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)

(iii); 

23 USC 

405(e)(4)]

Does not 

require 

primary 

enforcement 

of youth law 

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)

(ii)(B); 

23 USC 

405(e)(3)(B)]

Does not 

impose 

minimum 

fine of $25 

for violation 

of youth law 

[23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)

(ii)(C); 

23 USC 

405(e)(3)(C)]

Louisiana X X X X X X 

New 

Hampshire X 

Ohio X X X X X
 

State

FY 2023 Graduated Driver Licensing Grant

Deficiencies 

Learner's Permit Stage Intermediate Stage Both Stages

Does not 

require 

applicants to 

successfully 

pass a vision 

and 

knowledge 

assessment 

prior to 

receiving a 

learner's 

permit [23 

CFR 

1300.26(d)(2)

; 23 USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(i

)(III)]

Does not 

require driver 

to be 

accompanied 

and supervised 

at all times by 

individuals 

specified in 

Federal law for 

the entirety of 

the stage

[23 CFR 

1300.26(d)(4); 

23 USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(i)(I

V)]

Does not require a 

learner's permit 

holder to complete a 

State-certified driver 

education or training 

course

[23 CFR 

1300.26(d)(5); 23 

USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(i)(V)]

Does not require a 

learner's permit 

holder to receive 

at least 50 hours of 

behind-the-wheel 

training (incl. 10 

hours of nighttime) 

with a licensed 

driver or a State 

certified driving 

instructor [23 CFR 

1300.26(d)(5); 23 

USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(i)(V)]

Does not require 

intermediate stage 

to remain in effect 

until the 

intermediate license 

holder reaches 17 

years of age

[23 CFR 

1300.26(e)(2); 23 

USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(ii)(VI)]

Does not require 

driver to be 

accompanied and 

supervised between 

10 pm and 5 am 

during first 6 

months of the stage

[23 CFR 

1300.26(e)(3); 23 

USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(ii)(IV)]

Allows for broader 

exceptions for 

supervised driving 

other than for the 

purpose of work, 

school, religious 

activities, and 

emergencies [23 

CFR 1300.26(e)(3); 

23 USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(ii)(IV)]

Does not prohibit 

more than 1 

nonfamilial 

passenger younger 

than 21 years of 

age (unless 

accompanied) for 

the entirety of the 

stage

[23 CFR 

1300.26(e)(4); 23 

USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(ii)(V)]

Does not prohibit 

use of personal 

wireless 

communications 

device while 

driving for the 

entirety of each 

stage, and does 

not make a 

violation a 

primary offense

[23 CFR 

1300.26(d)(6) & 

(e)(5); 23 USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(i)(II) 

& (ii)(III)]

Allows for more 

than permitted 

exceptions for the 

use of personal 

wireless 

communications 

device [23 CFR 

1300.26(d)(6), 

(e)(5); 23 CFR 

1300.24(c)(2)(iii); 

23 USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(i)(II) 

& (ii)(III)]

Does not require 

extension of stage 

if convicted of 

driving-related 

offense during 

first 6 months of 

each stage

[23 CFR 

1300.26(d)(7) & 

(e)(6); 23 USC 

405(g)(2)(B)(iii)]

Ohio X X X X X