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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Key Grant Programs

A semi truck and a coach bus parked side by side.Agency Description

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving vehicles used for commerce, including large trucks and buses. FMCSA supports programs and grants that improve commercial vehicle and driver safety, safety information systems and commercial motor vehicle technologies, and safety awareness in motor carrier operations, including vehicle equipment and operating standards.

FMCSA partners with industry, safety advocates, and state and local governments to keep the nation’s roadways safe and improve Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) safety through the strong enforcement of regulations, developments in research and technology, and educational opportunities for high-risk carriers and Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders.

Discretionary Grant Programs

Below are brief descriptions of FMCSA grant programs.

For more information on these opportunities, follow the links in each description, which lead to individual grant program pages in the Grant Applicant Toolkit’s DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard, where you can search federal grant opportunities at USDOT and other federal agencies that can aid communities in meeting their transportation infrastructure needs.

You can also visit the FMCSA Grants Resource Center for more information.

Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI)

The Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI) awards funding to state commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs to achieve compliance with federal licensing and programmatic standards.

Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation page.

Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training Grant

The Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training Program supports enhanced CMV (non-CDL) operator safety training, prioritizing current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s CMV Operator Safety Training Grant page.

High Priority Commercial Motor Vehicle (HP-CMV) Program

The HP-CMV Program funds program enhancements and innovations that will positively impact commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety.

Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s High Priority Commercial Motor Vehicle Program page.

High Priority Innovative Technology Deployment (HP-ITD) Program

The HP-ITD Program supports the deployment of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and driver safety technology, including the implementation and maintenance of intelligent transportation system applications or CVIEW.

Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s High Priority Innovative Technology Deployment Program page.

High Priority Safety Enforcement Training (HP-SET) Program

The HP-SET Program funds the development and delivery of motor carrier safety training to non-Federal employees enforcing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), or the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Out-of-Service criteria.

Learn more about this grant opportunity on the DOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard’s High Priority Safety Enforcement Training page.


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