The North Dakota State University was awarded a $210,370 project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant will support high priority commercial motor vehicle safety activities from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance program aims to enhance commercial motor vehicle safety...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $600,368 project grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The purpose of the grant is to improve commercial vehicle safety by documenting and sharing best practices of university partnerships with agencies to promote safe driving behaviors, identify high-risk...
This $241,128 Project Grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will support North Dakota State University in developing and delivering large truck safety education programs through September 2024. As part of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program, the University will analyze crash data to identify at-risk driver groups and regions for outreach. It will then create training and informational materials on topics like...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $767,249 Project Grant under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The purpose of this award is for NDSU to establish a project advisory team, conduct surveys and focus groups, and assess the market potential for autonomous trucks in North Dakota. This includes analyzing the...
This $2,119,237 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (CFDA 20.218 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program) supports the North Dakota Highway Patrol in enhancing commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety across the state. The grant funds activities including driver and vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, carrier investigations, new entrant safety audits, and participation in national safety data systems. The...
The North Dakota Department of Transportation received a $2.8 million formula grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under the State and Community Highway Safety program (CFDA 20.600) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant funding supports traffic safety enforcement and education programs across North Dakota. Key activities include overtime enforcement of occupant protection, speed, and distracted driving laws by state and local law...
This $225,000 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to the North Dakota Highway Patrol will support the North Dakota Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW) project. The goal of CVIEW is to ensure enforcement and desk personnel have accurate and timely information regarding carrier and vehicle status to effectively support screening activities at roadside checkpoints. It will also help North Dakota achieve core compliance...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $389,177 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The purpose of this 2-year grant, which runs from September 2024 to September 2026, is to showcase, learn, and share best practices for reducing commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes and fatalities through university partnerships and...
This is a Formula Grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616). The $389,035.74 grant will be provided to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028, to support improvements to the state's traffic safety information systems. The grant funding will be used to enhance the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uniformity, accessibility, and integration...
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has been awarded a $119,568.74 Formula Grant under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The grant will support NDDOT's efforts to improve the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uniformity, accessibility, or integration of the state's core highway safety databases as part of its traffic safety information system improvements. Qualifying activities may include data...