Border Enforcement Grants

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's objective is to ensure motor carriers operating commercial vehicles entering the United States from a foreign country are in compliance with commercial vehicle safety standards and regulations, financ

Entities and States that share a land border with a foreign country.

States that share a land border with a foreign country (Entities and Accredited public institutions of higher education). The States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Washington, and entities and local governments within these enumerated States are eligible to receive funding.

Maintenance of expenditure certification by the entity or State that it meets the conditions for grant approval and the State agrees that the total expenditure of the amounts of the State and political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of amounts from the United States, for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects will be maintained at a level at least equal to the average level of that expenditure by the State and political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 State or Federal fiscal years ending before October 1, 2005, whichever the State designates.

Assistance is provided to entities and States that share a land border with another country for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects.

The amounts made available under the Border Enforcement Grants Program shall remain available for expenditure for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and for the next fiscal year. Amounts not expended by a State during those two fiscal years are available to the Secretary for reallocation.

Pre-application coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. File the complete application SF-424, SF-424A and SF424B form, a certification that the State meets all eligibility requirements and a State Border Enforcement Plan, electronically through grants.gov. Information on how to register with grants.gov and file an application using grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov/Apply.

File the SF-424 and SF424A forms, a certification that the State meets all eligibility requirements, and a State Border Enforcement Plan with grants.gov.

1. Addresses the program's national priorities and demonstrates knowledge of the program and potential barriers to successfully meeting those priorities. 2. Defines specific, measurable, and feasible program goals and objectives. 3. Outlines activities and accompanying timelines to achieve the project's goals. 4. Defines a plan to monitor the effective implementation of the strategies and plans to document the project outcomes. 5. Documents infrastructure and other organizational information to demonstrate an ability to perform the activities proposed in the application. 6. Includes proposed costs that are allocable, allowable, reasonable, and necessary. 7. Addresses program-specific requirements established in the Notice of Funding Availability

The amount of the award to a qualifying applicant will be based on a panel review of all applications received, recommendations of the panel, and funding availability. The panel will prioritize funding request based on the State or entity's performance on previous BEG awards; their ability to expend the awarded funds within the BEG performance year; and, national criteria established by the FMCSA as follows: •Increasing the number of inspections of motorcoaches engaged in international commerce (travel). FMCSA previously established a goal for this effort to be a minimum of five percent of the total BEG inspections to be conducted at or within the commercial zones of international crossings. For FY 2014, FMCSA encourages States examine their data on international motorcoach activity and to use that data to establish reasonable goals that will result in an increase of motorcoach-focused activities. In the application, States must substantiate the goals set and provide the data (or data source references). •Increasing the number of Level 1 and 2 inspections supported by BEG funds. Level 3 inspections are strongly discouraged as part of BEG-supported strategies. Level V inspections are not permitted with BEG funds. •Targeting CMV inspections within corridors where the data indicate that there are a high number of crashes involving vehicles engaged in international commerce. •Improving the capability to conduct CMV safety inspections at remote and other sites near the Canadian and Mexican borders. If included, the application should establish a data-driven reason why non-fixed location inspections will increase the likelihood of reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving vehicles engaged in international commerce. •Other activities or initiatives designed to improve the compliance of CMVs, drivers, and carriers entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico.

120 days.

Eligible applicants must submit a new grant application to receive additional funding.

Applicants will be notified in writing or via e-mail by the FMCSA Grant Program Manager if the State or entity's application was not approved. There is no appeal process as funding is discretionary.