The Rockdale County Driving Under the Influence Court Supervised Treatment Program under the direction of Rockdale County’s State Court Judge Nancy N. Bills has been awarded a grant from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

The program was awarded a $46,170 grant, announced Friday, is to be used from a time period of October 2009 through September 2010.

The grant funds will be used for program operations, including equipment, supplies and personnel.

The program uses a multi-agency collaborative approach to comprehensively treat, motivate, and rehabilitate the offender with multiple convictions of driving under the influence of alcohol.