The purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (mcsap) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (fmcsa) and states work in partnership to establish programs to…

The purpose of the motor carrier safety assistance program (mcsap) is to ensure the federal motor carrier safety administration (fmcsa) and states work in partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle (CMV), and driver safety to support a safe and efficient transportation system by (1) making targeted investments to promote safe CMV transportation, including transportation of passengers and hazardous materials (2) investing in activities likely to generate maximum reductions in the number and severity of CMV crashes and in fatalities resulting from CMV crashes (3) adopting and enforcing effective and compatible motor carrier, CMV, and driver safety laws, regulations, standards, and orders and (4) assessing and improving state-wide performance of motor carrier, CMV, and driver safety by setting program goals and meeting performance standards, measurements, and benchmarks. Activities to be performed:as established in 49 CFR 350.203, the national mcsap elements are: (a) driver inspections (b) vehicle inspections (c) traffic enforcement (d) investigations (e) new entrant safety audits (f) CMV safety programs focusing on international commerce in border states (g) full participation in performance and registration information systems management (prism) or an acceptable alternative as determined by the administrator (h) accurate, complete, timely, and corrected data (i) public education and awareness and (j) other elements that may be prescribed by the administrator. Deliverables expected outcomes:mcsap is a federal formula grant program that provides financial assistance to states to reduce the number and severity of crashes, and resulting injuries and fatalities, involving cmvs and to promote the safe transportation of passengers and hazardous materials. The goal of mcsap is to reduce CMV-involved crashes, fatalities, and injuries through consistent, uniform, and effective CMV safety programs that include driver or vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, carrier investigations, new entrant safety audits, border enforcement, safety data improvements, and prism. Each recipient must complete an annual commercial vehicle safety plan (cvsp) which sets out their planned activities with the national mcsap elements, along with their intended outcomes. Intended beneficiary(IES):only states are eligible to receive mcsap grants directly from fmcsa. State means a state of the united states, the district of columbia, american samoa, the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, the commonwealth of puerto rico, guam, and the virgin islands. Lead state agency means the state CMV safety agency responsible for administering the cvsp throughout a state. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award:each state will outline in their cvsp if their strategies include utilizing any subrecipients.