# Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (20.237)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/20-237-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-high-priority-activities/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $276 million in 324 grants, about $850,431 per award.

## Objectives

Support, enrich, and augment Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) safety programs through partnerships with States, local governments, Federally recognized Indian tribes, other political jurisdictions, and other persons to carry out high priority activities and projects. The High Priority grant program includes: 1) High Priority (HP) grants to implement, promote, and maintain national programs to improve CMV safety; increase compliance with CMV safety regulations; increase public awareness about CMV safety; provide education on CMV safety and related issues; and demonstrate new safety related technologies; and 2) Information Technology Deployment (ITD) grants to advance technological capability and promote deployment of intelligent transportation system applications (CMV, carrier, and driver) as well as support/maintain CMV information systems and networks.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $42.4 million | 72 |
| 2022 | $75.3 million | 81 |
| 2023 | $80.0 million | 86 |
| 2024 | $83.5 million | 85 |
| 2025 | -$5.7 million | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance | District of Columbia | $13.8 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | $11.4 million |
| Department of Transportation New York | New York | $10.9 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Safety | North Carolina | $10.2 million |
| Virginia Department Motor Vehicles | Virginia | $8.5 million |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Utah | $7.9 million |
| Highway Patrol, California | California | $7.6 million |
| Indiana State Police | Indiana | $7.3 million |
| State of South Dakota Department of Transportation | South Dakota | $7.3 million |
| Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Kentucky | $6.7 million |
| County of Nassau | New York | $6.4 million |
| Department of Motor Vehicles Connecticut | Connecticut | $6.2 million |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation | Oklahoma | $5.7 million |
| Transportation, Vermont Agency of | Vermont | $5.7 million |
| Suffolk, County of | New York | $5.6 million |
| Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of | Connecticut | $5.3 million |
| Public Utilities Commission Ohio | Ohio | $4.8 million |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Wyoming | $4.7 million |
| Washington St Department of Transportation | Washington | $4.5 million |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Indiana | $4.4 million |