Federal grant programs / Department of Transportation

Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Training and Support (20.243)

Also known as HP-ETS

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$10.0 million
• Grant awards2
• Typical award$5.0 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$0
• Size rank1,493 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• It is the 1493rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.

What the program funds

The objective of the HP- ETS grant program is to train non-federal employees who conduct CMV enforcement activities in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Out-of-Service criteria; and to develop related training materials to increase awareness and education on CMV safety and otherwise improve CMV safety. These activities are supported in alignment with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s strategic objectives of: a. Safety: Make our transportation system safer for all people. Work toward a future where transportation-related serious injuries and fatalities are eliminated, and public health improved. b. Economic Strength and Modernization: Grow an inclusive and sustainable economy. Invest in our transportation system to provide American workers and businesses reliable and efficient access to jobs, resources, and markets reducing transportation-related disparities and burden in the environment. c. Equity: Address inequities. Support and engage people and communities to promote safe, affordable, accessible, and multimodal access to opportunities and services while reducing transportation-related disparities and burden in the built environment.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

CMVETS funds will only be awarded to non-profit entities. No for-profit businesses may apply.

What the money can and cannot pay for

1. Course Development: Training courses to be developed and delivered using appropriately credentialed/qualified personnel. 2. Delivery Methods: Courses to be offered via Instructor Led Training (ILT), Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT), Web-based training (WBT), or a combination of these options. 3. Curriculum Development: Development of curricula and supporting materials to be accomplished for each delivery platform. 4. Subject Matter Expertise: Experienced and subject matter expertise of core personnel in the design, development, and delivery of curricula and instructional materials for adult learners across course delivery methods (ILT, VILT, WBT). The FMCSA is not obligated to approve costs incurred outside the award period of performance. These costs are incurred at the sole risk of the applicant and impose no obligation on FMCSA to make an award or to increase the amount of the approved budget. The FMCSA will not provide reimbursement for indirect costs if an approved indirect cost rate (IDC) agreement was not in place for the period of time the indirect cost expenses were incurred. If claiming indirect cost charges, the grant recipient must include an active approved IDC agreement with the application submitted for funding. Should the grant recipient fail to provide an approved agreement during the pre-award phase and a grant is awarded, the grant recipient will have 90 days from the date of award acceptance to provide a copy of the IDC agreement.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirement at this time.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Dec 09, 2024 to Jan 23, 2025

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FMCSA anticipates making approximately 3 awards totaling $5,000,000 subject to the availability of funds.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2023: CMVETS funding will demonstrate and document how comprehensive training will be provided to non-Federal personnel in the commercial motor vehicle safety areas identified within the program. Funds under the CMVETS will only be awarded to non-profit entities. Where appropriate, CMVETS funding should demonstrate how proposed projects will address the objectives of climate change/sustainability and support/advance equity in transportation, particularly in underserved communities. Eligible Projects The objective of the HP-ETS grant program is to train non-Federal employees who conduct CMV enforcement activities in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Out-of-Service criteria; and to develop related training materials to increase awareness and education on CMV safety and otherwise improve CMV safety.Fiscal Year2025: • Provide quality training to the non-federal personnel who conduct CMV enforcement activities in accordance with the FMCSR, HMR, and the CVSA OOSC, CVSA will deliver a comprehensive suite of certification courses. The frequency of course delivery will be in accordance with the submitted training plans provided by state POCs.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 50% of the money, state and local governments 50%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.