The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Enforcement Training and Support Grant Program, also known as the High Priority Safety Enforcement Training (HP-SET) Grant Program, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications from eligible entities to support HP-SET program activities.
Donor Name: Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/19/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000,000
Details:
The objective of the HP-SET grant program is to train non-Federal employees who conduct CMV enforcement activities in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Out-of-Service criteria1 ; and to develop related training materials to increase awareness and education on CMV safety and otherwise improve CMV safety.
These activities are supported in alignment with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s strategic objectives of:
- Safety: Make their transportation system safer for all people. Advance a future without transportation-related serious injuries and fatalities.
- Economic Strength & Modernization: Grow an inclusive and sustainable economy. Invest in their transportation system to provide American workers and businesses reliable and efficient access to resources, markets, and good-paying jobs.
- Equity: Reduce inequities across their transportation systems and the communities they affect. Support and engage people and communities to promote safe, affordable, accessible, and multimodal access to opportunities and services while reducing transportation-related disparities, adverse community impacts, and health effects.
HP-SET Award Performance Goals and Indicators
The FMCSA will measure the effectiveness of the HP-SET award’s performance by analyzing data indicators against performance goals. Data indicators will be drawn from, but not limited to, surveys, instructor evaluations, and exam scores Performance indicators will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- CMV Safety Improvement: Indicators to include the number of training courses conducted and number of personnel certified to conduct CMV safety and enforcement efforts (inspections, investigations, audits, etc.).
- Innovative Approach: Indicators include metrics for a variety of instructional delivery methods (in-person, virtual, etc.) pertinent to adult learners and the effectiveness of novel techniques and approaches (program design, use of technology assets, etc.) to enhance learning and knowledge retention.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
- Award Floor: $100,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
