Project Grant 2020UMWX0366

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 federal Project Grant award of $1,333,400.00 was provided 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 goal of the award is to obtain a measurable decrease in the number of traffic crashes involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) on California's roadways. This will be accomplished by directing additional enforcement resources and activities towards...

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. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to implement a comprehensive statewide accreditation program for law enforcement agencies across California. The project aims to elevate the professionalism, accountability, and effectiveness of law...

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 Breckenridge, through its Patrol Division operating as the Breckenridge Hills Police Department, was awarded a $369,777 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, awarded on October 1, 2024, is intended to fund the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the department's...

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). The grant funding will be used by CHP to modernize California's state crash data collection system, enabling electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfer to NHTSA within 5 years. The grant has an award date of January 21, 2025 and an...

This $500,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) provides funding to the Sparks Police Department in Sparks, Nevada to hire and/or rehire additional law enforcement officers. The anticipated outcomes of this CHP (COPS Hiring Program) award include increased community policing capacity, enhanced community partnerships, implementation of...

The City of Avenal was awarded a $375,000 federal Project Grant through the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) award...

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...