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High Priority Program - Commercial Motor Vehicle (c)

General Grant Program Information

The objective of the HP-CMV program is to support, enrich, and evaluate CMV safety programs and to target unsafe driving of CMVs and non-CMVs in areas identified as high-risk crash corridors, promote the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials, improve safety of transportation of goods and passengers in foreign commerce, demonstrate new technologies to improve CMV safety enforcement, CMV safety research, support participation in the Performance Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program, support safety data improvement projects, and increase public awareness and education on CMV safety, among other activities to improve CMV safety. See 49 CFR § 350.403.

Opportunity Status:
Closed
Posted Date:
05/18/2026
Close Date:
06/17/2026
Eligible Applicants:
State Governments; Local Governments; Federally Recognized Tribes and Affiliated Groups; Academic and Research Institutions; Non-profit
Eligible Activities:
Equipment and Materials; Operations and Maintenance; Technology Demonstrations and Deployment; Technical Assistance, Workforce Development, and Training/Education; Research and Development; Security
Transportation Type:
Roadway
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$56,500,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Match Waiver:
Yes
Rural Set-Aside:
No
Tribal Set-Aside:
No
Grant Opportunity ID:
FM-MHP-26-001
Grant Opportunity Link:
Grants.gov Opportunity: FY2026 High Priority Program-Commercial Motor Vehicle (HP-CMV)
Links to Additional Information:
Agency:
USDOT / Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Eligibility Information

The following entities are eligible applicants for projects permitted under this notice: 

  • State government agencies including: District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands;
  • Local governments (including county, city, township, and special district);
  • Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments;
  • Institutions of higher education; and
  • Non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service

Funding Information

$56.5 million expected total amount to award. FMCSA will not require a matching share for fiscal year 2026 awards.

Contact Information

Financial application concerns:
Tiffany Boyd
Tiffany.Boyd@dot.gov

Programmatic application concerns:
Marc Dixon
Marc.Dixon@dot.gov (and cc FMCSAHPGrants@dot.gov)

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