Cooperative Agreement 693JJ92350026

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), under the NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.614), provides $167,826 in funding to Highway Safety Services, LLC. The award's purpose is to enhance state driver education assessment processes. Specifically, the project involves developing a set of standard assessment questions for use in the NHTSA state assessment process and for states to utilize in...

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) was awarded a $490,251 Project Grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will fund the development and implementation of training programs for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers on the use of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technologies. Key...

The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $808,178 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (CFDA 20.237 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements) to implement the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's Supplemental Teen Driver Education Program. This program is designed to instruct young drivers on safely sharing the road with heavy...

This $482,972 National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) grant supports fundamental research at North Carolina State University (NC State) to understand the behavior and interactions of mixed autonomous and human-driven vehicle traffic streams. The project aims to: (1) characterize the driving behaviors of human-driven and connected automated vehicles in conflicting traffic, (2) analyze the collective impact of mixed traffic on traffic flow, and (3) develop robust...

This $199,992 National Science Foundation Engineering Research Initiation project grant to Texas A&M University-Commerce will support research and education activities contributing to autonomous vehicle safety and privacy. The two-year award from the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems begins June 1, 2023. The university will develop new knowledge and techniques for interpreting driver behavior and intentions using deep learning modeling of limited sensory data....

The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) was awarded a $274,817 project grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant. The grant will provide technical assistance to up to 24 state driver's licensing agencies for implementing an approved Commercial Driver's License modernized skills test system through September 2026. The Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant assists...

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $1,949,167 Project Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop a comprehensive online education program targeting commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, with a particular focus on drivers crossing into the U.S. at the southern border through California and the northern border...

The California Office of Traffic Safety will receive $110,000 through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Priority Safety Programs formula grant to support pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement and public education efforts from October 2022 through September 2026. Specifically, the funding will be used to support enforcement of California's laws related to pedestrian and bicycle safety through law enforcement training, enforcement mobilizations and campaigns, and...

The California Office of Traffic Safety received a Formula Grant award of $156,278.16 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This Section 405(e) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant supports California's implementation of distracted driving countermeasure strategies and public awareness programs designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities....

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded a $179,209.33 Formula Grant under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) to the California Office of Traffic Safety. This grant supports the enforcement of the state's laws pertaining to pedestrian and bicycle safety through law enforcement training, enforcement mobilizations and campaigns, and public education and awareness programs. The grant funding will be used to implement evidence-based countermeasures aimed at...