The Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded the Maryland Department of Transportation a $102,126 Project Grant under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant (CDLPI Grant) program. The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 and will assist the state in complying with commercial driver's license requirements. Funding will support priority activities for research, development and testing, demonstration projects,...
The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration was awarded $844,005 through September 2026 by the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant. The purpose of this project grant is to hire 12 part-time driver licensing agents to help reduce commercial driver's license skill test wait times in Maryland and develop an online practice test for CDL applicants. This funding will...
The Department of Transportation Maryland Office of Planning and Finance Division received a $319,470 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant (CFDA 20.232). The purpose of this 4-year grant award is to support the Maryland Department of Motor Vehicle Administration in reducing skills testing delays and wait times, providing skills test examiner training, and...
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $173,640 Project Grant (CFDA 20.235 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants) to Prince George's Community College in Maryland. The purpose of this award is to provide funding to recruit and enroll at least 28 qualified students, including members of underserved communities, in the college's Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program. The grant will support the delivery of enhanced commercial driver safety...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $500,767 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant to the Michigan Department of State. The purpose of this award is to: Translate and print the commercial driver's license (CDL) study manual into 10 languages to assist Michigan CDL holders in preparing for the written CDL knowledge tests. Cover the printing and mailing of medical certificate program changes notices to Michigan CDL holders for the upcoming...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $2,343,967 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation Grant (CFDA 20.232). The grant aims to strengthen the state's commercial driver's license (CDL) help desk data processing, improve the timeliness and completeness of CDL driver history records, hire a court coordinator to enhance transaction timeliness and...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded a $197,410 Project Grant to the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), doing business as Catonsville Community College, to recruit and enroll at least 38 students in the college's Commercial Drivers License (CDL) program. The grant, provided under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grants program (CFDA 20.235), aims to expand the number of CDL holders with enhanced operator...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $251,982 project grant to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) to build a solution that State Driver Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) can use to report a conviction or a withdrawal to the licensing jurisdiction in exceptional scenarios when timely reporting is not possible using the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS). This grant, awarded under the Commercial Driver's License Program...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $1,316,564 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI) grant to the Michigan Department of State, Bureau of Financial Services Division. The purpose of this 4-year project grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, is to hire two analysts to conduct oversight and monitoring of commercial driver skills testing to detect fraudulent activities, as well as to fully implement an electronic...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarded a $3,617,244 Project Grant under the Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant program (CFDA 20.232) to the Illinois Secretary of State. The purpose of this award is to conduct research on best practices for the compliant issuance of commercial driver's license (CDL) and commercial learner's permit (CLP) credentials, and to implement an interim solution to mitigate CDL...