CASE STUDY REPORT ON ALCOHOL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT RECEIVE STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE FUNDING

Over the years, many alcohol law enforcement agencies have anecdotally reported challenges or a lack of information about ways in which they can receive funding from state highway safety offices for alcohol law enforcement initiatives. In the 2016 NLLEA data collection, seven state ALE agencies reported receiving state highway safety office funds. NLLEA proposes to collect information from these seven state ALE agencies (or possibly others based on 2017 data collection to be completed in Summer 2018) regarding the application and use of these funds. This information will be compiled into an overall summary report that highlights how ALEs built relationships with their highway safety offices, how they used the funds, any outcomes reported, and future directions/lessons learned. The document is intended to serve as a guide for other state ALE agencies to encourage them to build partnerships with their state highway safety offices. Information regarding key measures detailed in Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices will be summarized in relation to the enforcement and education efforts that ALEs routinely undertake in order to assist ALEs in focusing on science-based strategies to employ in future grant applications.

The goals for this project included—

1. Create a guide for ALE agencies to encourage them to build partnerships with their SHSO in order to apply for funding to help reduce the incidence of alcohol-and drug-impaired driving; and

2. Assist ALE agencies to focus on science-based strategies to employ in their grant funding applications as detailed in the Countermeasures That Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices.