Project Grant 2020UMWX0126

The California Highway Patrol received a $1.8 million project grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 to support, enrich, and augment Commercial Motor Vehicle safety programs through partnerships with States, local governments, and other entities. Specifically, the funding will...

The California Highway Patrol was awarded a $59.7 million Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program for fiscal year 2022. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program is a federal formula grant intended to reduce crashes and hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles. Funding under this award will...

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $1,333,400 Project Grant to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The goal of this grant is to obtain a measurable decrease in the number of traffic crashes involving commercial motor vehicles on California's roadways. This will be accomplished by directing additional enforcement resources and activities...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $2,000,000 grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The purpose of this 4-year project grant is to fund the Virtual Weigh Stations (VWS) initiative, which will assist the motor carrier industry by enabling timely interdiction of stolen vehicles or cargo, allowing safe and...

The City of Hercules Police Department was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the department's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes include engagement in planned community...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) was awarded a $2,282,820 Formula Grant under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092) by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support projects to educate youth between 10 and 19 years old, as well as pregnant and parenting youth under 21, on abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy, sexually...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (DOT FHWA) awarded a $3.445 million Formula Grant to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on May 5, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction (HPC) federal grant program. The funding will support construction projects along State Routes 880 and 80 in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties in California. Specifically, the grant will fund the installation of permanent best management practices facilities and...

The Department of Justice California (CA DOJ) has been awarded a $3,560,086 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), CFDA 16.554, by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The award will fund three key initiatives: 1) Enhancing the state's Mental Health Reporting System (MHRS) and Mental Health Firearms & Prohibition System (MHFPS) to improve record automation, interface reporting, and integration with the Judicial Council...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded a $60,279,637 Project Grant under the NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.614) to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to modernize the state's crash data collection system. The grant will enable the CHP to implement electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfer to NHTSA within 5 years. The total funding for the project is $77,924,908, with the period of...

The Fresno Police Department (FPD) received a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the development and implementation of a comprehensive training program aimed at improving de-escalation tactics and crisis response skills among FPD law enforcement officers and dispatchers over a two-year period. The...