For me, half as many posts.
It's like combining two email answers in one post.
"Unfortunately, this is the feds we're talking about, everything needs to be wrapped up tightly and secured with a bow. There's a lot of hoops to jump through and states have to comply with all the legislative red tape. Although all states are generally eligible to submit, the conditions that apply to the administration and expenditure of the funds differs for each state. The grant program establishes three categories: low, mid and high… based on their impaired driving fatality rates as compared to other states. If they are a low range state, another state with higher fatalities and strong safety performance compliance in previous years may receive the funding instead."
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"The size of the state really has no bearing on whether they meet the criteria to be granted funding under NHTSA's 405 countermeasures. States that don't collect & submit FARS data are ineligible to apply, (this is a very time consuming and costly task for states, not to mention the scrutiny it receives from NHTSA upon submission). Additionally, states whose non-motorized fatalities do not exceed 15% are also ineligible to apply.
It's important to keep in mind that while the FAST Act provides federal grants to initiate and sustain a 24/7 Sobriety Programs, those resources are not sufficient for long-term support, so the established program standards must be facilitated in an evidence-based manner, i.e., not only must they must meet statutory and regulatory requirements, they must also meet programmatic standards."
PCHM - someday, a seven army nation.
