Eligibility Notes:

Eligible applicants are:

• States
• The District of Columbia
• U.S. territories, including American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Applicants must:

• Have a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) information systems and networks program plan/top level design (PP/TLD) approved by the Secretary of Transportation that describes the various systems and networks at the state level that need to be refined, revised, upgraded, or built to accomplish deployment of CMV information systems and network capabilities
• Certify that the state's current PP/TLD was approved by the Secretary of Transportation as outlined in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
• Certify to the Secretary of Transportation that the state's CMV information systems and networks deployment activities, including hardware procurement, software and system development, and infrastructure modifications:
  • Are consistent with national intelligent transportation systems and CMV information systems networks architectures and available standards
  • Promote interoperability and efficiency to the extent practicable
• Agree to execute interoperability tests developed by the funding agency to verify that the state's systems conform with the national intelligent transportation systems architecture, applicable standards, and protocols for CMV information systems and networks
• Certify that the state agency is the lead agency responsible for the PP/TLD, or demonstrate that it has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) or other agreement with the lead agency, as well as confirm that the applicant has coordinated with the lead agency regarding all proposed projects to ensure statewide effectiveness and efficiency and to avoid any duplication of effort, or other wastefulness in federal funding initiatives

An applicant may submit more than one application; however, no more than four projects may be included in an application.

Applications will only be accepted for new awards. Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing awards are not eligible.

Businesses are not eligible to apply.

Previous award recipients include:

• Arizona Department of Transportation
• Colorado Department of Public Safety 
• Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
• New Mexico Department of Public Safety
• Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Refer to the Award file for additional information on previous award recipients.

Eligible Applicants:

Contacts:

Programmatic Application Concerns Contact:

Leroy Taylor
(202) 527-4845
FMCSAHPGRANTS@dot.gov

Financial Application Concerns Contact:

James Ross
(202) 960-5176
FMCSA_GrantMgmtHelpdesk@dot.gov

Agency Address
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Grants Management Office; MC-BG
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building
Washington, D.C. 20590

Contact Notes:

Questions should be directed to the appropriate program contact.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.

Files:

Federal Forms:

File Notes:

The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The BudgetNarrativeTemplate file contains a template applicants are strongly encouraged to use to aid with developing a responsive budget narrative. The ProgramAssurance file contains the Title VI Program Assurance template required for submission. The CompliancePlanChecklist file contains the checklist applicants must use to format their Title VI Program Compliance Plan. The Webinar file contains information regarding webinars scheduled for this program. The Award file contains information on previous award recipients through this program and the High-Priority Program: Commercial Motor Vehicle (HP-CMV) program, known in eCivis Grants Network as US16529. The SPOC file contains information on the state Single Point of Contact program.