Formula Grant RI38001300

This $1,041,334 Project Grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will fund the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles' efforts to improve commercial motor vehicle crash reporting and data analysis through September 2024. Virginia will focus on enhancing reporting opportunities for law enforcement and improving the quality and quantity of crash data involving large trucks and buses. This includes providing law enforcement training and updated training materials. Virginia will...

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) was awarded a $490,251 Project Grant by 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 funds will be used to develop and implement commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver training on the use of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technologies. The key deliverables include: Developing ADAS training...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $714,153 Project Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), a non-profit organization. The purpose of this grant is to provide post-crash training, educational, and developmental activities to local, state, provincial, territorial, and federal commercial motor...

The Sage Corporation received a $115,425 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on August 1, 2021 to train 100 individuals nationwide for commercial vehicle driving through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants program (CFDA 20.235), which aims to expand the number of commercial driver's license holders with enhanced safety training. As the awardee, Sage...

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the City of Simi Valley a $7.967 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 14, 2022 to replace 12 medium-duty paratransit vehicles. The grant funding will be used to purchase 12 new compressed natural gas medium-duty paratransit vehicles that are approximately 24-28 feet in length and can accommodate 10-13 passengers and 2-3 wheelchair seats. The vehicles being replaced have...

This $574,494 Project Grant award 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) will support the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) in providing post-crash inspection training, awareness, and education for local, state, and federal commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety officials. The goal is to improve the collection of CMV data within post-crash...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) was awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Training and Support federal grant program (CFDA 20.243). This award will fund CVSA's administration of an Instructor Development Program, including monitoring and documentation of certified instructors. FMCSA will collaborate with CVSA on curriculum development, education materials, and training...

This Project Grant award of $624,299 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) aims to reduce the number of large trucks and buses involved in crashes across the eastern service center (ESC) region. The performance objective is to demonstrate a 5% reduction in large truck and bus crashes, from 32,393 in 2023 to 30,773 for the most recent 12-month period by...

The Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded a $141,600 Project Grant to St. Philip's College under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants program (CFDA 20.235). The grant will expand commercial driver's license holder safety training from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants program aims to reduce crashes involving commercial motor vehicles by increasing the number of...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has awarded a $121,200 Project Grant (CFDA 20.235 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants) to the Lone Star College System District in Texas. The purpose of this 2-year award is to provide funding to Lone Star College to recruit and enroll at least 30 qualified students, including from underserved communities, in the college's Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program. The goal is to...