Grants to USA Agencies to Address Road Safety for Commercial Motor Vehicles

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)

Agency

Federal

GrantWatch ID#

157815

Funding Source

United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

CFDA Number: 20.218

Funding or PIN Number: FM-MCG-22-001

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);

Important Dates

Deadline: 08/07/21

Grant Description

Grants to USA state and territory government agencies for programs to address road safety for commercial motor vehicles. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support a range of grant programs that reduce road accidents, fatalities and injuries, and hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles.

The FAST Act consolidated several previously stand-alone FMCSA grant programs. The MCSAP grant now includes Basic and Incentive, New Entrant (safety program required by the FAST Act to be conducted by States for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers and intrastate motor carriers, at the State's discretion), Border Enforcement (safety program conducted by States for border CMV safety projects and activities focused on international commerce) and components of other consolidated grant programs:

Safety Data Improvement - provides financial and technical assistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate, complete, and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve a fatality, injury, or a vehicle towed from the crash scene.
Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) (Operations & Maintenance Only) - advances the technological capability and promotes the deployment of intelligent transportation system applications for CMV operations and supports and maintains CMV informations systems and networks; and
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) - cooperative Federal/State public safety program that links carrier safety fitness to State vehicle registration process.

Additionally, funding for some provisions of ITD and PRISM are available through the High Priority grant program. See the MCSAP Comprehensive Policy (MCP) for additional information regarding funding eligibility.

Recipient

Eligibility

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
State governments

Additional Eligibility Criteria

All States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, are eligible to apply for MCSAP grants.

Specifically, only the State lead agency (as designated by the Governor) is eligible to apply for MCSAP grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan (CVSP), in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 350.201 and 205. Individuals and businesses are not eligible.

Pre-Application Information

Closing Date for Applications: Aug 02, 2021

Applications for the MCSAP Grant must be submitted electronically through grants.gov.

Applicants must complete registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), and obtain a valid Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number before application submission in Grants.gov.

To aid the MCSAP lead agency in meeting CVSP requirements, FMCSA developed an online CVSP development tool (called eCVSP). The eCVSP tool allows a MCSAP lead agency to create an online electronic CVSP and track the progress of the CVSP from development through approval. Use of the eCVSP tool helps ensure that States satisfy the CVSP requirements in 49 CFR § 350.213, expedites FMCSA’s review of the document, facilitates the prompt returning of comments or requests for clarification, and allows the MCSAP lead agency to easily resubmit a revised document.

Eligibility:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mcsap-basic-incentive-grant/motor-carrier-safety-assistance-program-basic-and-incentive-grants-eligibility

Application and Award Process:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/grants/mcsap-basic-incentive-grant/motor-carrier-safety-assistance-program-grant-criteria

Award Criteria:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/grants/mcsap-basic-incentive-grant/motor-carrier-safety-assistance-program-formula-funding-criteria

View this opportunity on Grants.gov:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333904

For a list of relevant application documents see the Package tab (click Preview) on the link above.

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$304,069,500

Number of Grants

Expected Number of Awards: 56

Estimated Size of Grant

-Award Ceiling: $32,000,000
-Award Floor: $350,000

Contact Information

Thomas L. Nelson, Grants Management Specialist
thomas.l.nelson@dot.gov
202-366-6128

For more information: FMCSA Grants Management Help Desk at FMCSA_GrantMgmtHelpDesk@dot.gov

Mr. Tom Liberatore, Chief, State Programs Division
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
MC-ESS
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 800-832-5660
Thomas.Liberatore@dot.gov

Grants.gov questions: support@grants.gov
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Grants to USA Agencies to Address Road Safety for Commercial Motor Vehicles

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)

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