Federal Grant Award Summary

The City of Austin received a $1,273,842 Project Grant 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), awarded December 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2028. The award funds three integrated projects designed to reduce commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related accidents and fatalities across Austin's five major corridors. Project #1 implements a traffic enforcement and CMV safety inspection program conducting North American Standard Levels 1, 2, 3, and 5 inspections, plus hazmat inspections, in coordination with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Texas Division and Texas Department of Public Safety, targeting a 25% reduction in inspection violations and 10% reduction in CMV collisions. Project #2 provides education and outreach to approximately 1,200 CMV drivers and law enforcement personnel on commercial vehicle enforcement safety, human trafficking prevention, hazardous materials safety, and passenger transportation safety, including a workshop developed with the University of Texas at Austin, with goals to decrease construction zone collisions by 20% and CMV-involved collisions by 10%.

Project #3 focuses on targeted traffic enforcement in high-accident corridors addressing hazardous and aggressive driving, including enforcement against unbelted CMV drivers and distracted driving violations, with accompanying driver education efforts. Collectively, these projects advance FMCSA's mission to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving commercial trucks and buses through coordinated enforcement, inspection, training, and public awareness activities.