The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 High Priority-Commercial Motor Vehicle (HP-CMV) program.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/19/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
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, support participation in the Performance Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program, support safety data improvement projects, increase public awareness and education on CMV safety, and otherwise improve CMV safety.
High Priority financial assistance awards are in alignment with the following U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) strategic goals and the National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS):
- Safety
- Make 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 transportation system to provide American workers and businesses reliable and efficient access to resources, markets, and good-paying jobs.
- Equity
- Reduce inequities across 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.
- Climate & Sustainability
- Tackle the climate crisis by ensuring that transportation plays a central role in the solution. Substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transportation related pollution and build more resilient and sustainable transportation systems to benefit and protect communities.
- Transformation
- Design for the future. Invest in purpose-driven research and innovation to meet the challenges of the present and modernize a transportation system of the future that serves everyone today, and in the years to come.
Funding Information
- The FMCSA will limit federal funding to a total amount of $2,000,000.
- FMCSA anticipates awarding approximately $46,500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
HP-CMV awards are available to the following entities:
- State government agencies including the 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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.