Opportunity Information: Apply for FM MHP 20 001
The FY2020 High Priority-Commercial Motor Vehicle Grant Program (HP-CMV) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) aimed at improving the safety of large trucks and buses. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), FMCSA sought proposals for projects that meaningfully advance its core mission: reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The program is designed to support work that strengthens compliance with FMCSA safety regulations, expands effective enforcement efforts, and encourages practical innovations that can be applied broadly to real-world motor carrier safety challenges.
A major emphasis of HP-CMV is on funding projects with high impact and, in many cases, national relevance. The opportunity highlights enforcement-oriented initiatives that improve safety and regulatory compliance, along with efforts that increase public awareness and education around CMV safety. FMCSA also signaled interest in projects that demonstrate and validate new technologies, especially where those technologies can improve enforcement capabilities, enhance compliance monitoring, or reduce CMV crash risk. Overall, the program is framed around measurable safety outcomes, particularly reducing the number and rate of CMV-related crashes.
The grant aligns with several U.S. Department of Transportation strategic goals. First is safety, focusing on reducing transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries across the system. Second is infrastructure, emphasizing investments that support safety, mobility, and accessibility while also contributing to economic growth and competitiveness. Third is innovation, encouraging the development and deployment of new practices and technologies that improve transportation safety and performance. Fourth is accountability, reflecting an expectation that funded projects will deliver results efficiently and effectively, while also helping reduce unnecessary regulatory burden where possible.
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FM MHP 20 001) was offered under CFDA 20.237 and used grant and cooperative agreement instruments, meaning FMCSA could either fund projects with standard grant oversight or engage more directly through cooperative agreements where federal involvement is more substantial. The award ceiling was listed as $2,000,000 per award, and FMCSA anticipated making about 75 awards, suggesting an intent to fund a broad range of projects rather than a small number of very large efforts.
Eligibility was expansive and included many types of public, nonprofit, academic, tribal, and private-sector organizations. Eligible applicants included state and county governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, other tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education), and small businesses. This wide eligibility reflects FMCSA's interest in tapping both governmental enforcement entities and external partners that can contribute specialized expertise, technology development, research capacity, training capability, or outreach reach.
Key dates show the NOFO was created on January 7, 2020, with an original application deadline of February 21, 2020. In practical terms, applicants would have been expected to propose clearly defined projects with strong safety justification, a credible plan for execution, and a clear explanation of how outcomes would be tracked and how the work would improve CMV safety or compliance at scale.Apply for FM MHP 20 001
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2020 High Priority-Commercial Motor Vehicle Grant Program (HP-CMV)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.237.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 07, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 21, 2020 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 75 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Small businesses.
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FY2020 High Priority-Commercial Motor Vehicle Grant Program (HP-CMV) FAQs
1) What is the FY2020 High Priority-Commercial Motor Vehicle Grant Program (HP-CMV)?
The FY2020 HP-CMV is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). It is focused on improving the safety of large trucks and buses (commercial motor vehicles, or CMVs) by supporting projects that reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities and strengthen compliance with FMCSA safety regulations.
2) What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The main purpose is to fund projects that meaningfully advance FMCSA's core mission: reducing CMV-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities. The program emphasizes measurable safety outcomes, especially reducing the number and rate of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles.
3) What kinds of projects does HP-CMV prioritize?
HP-CMV prioritizes high-impact projects, often with national relevance, including enforcement-oriented initiatives that improve regulatory compliance, projects that expand effective enforcement efforts, and public awareness/education efforts related to CMV safety. It also emphasizes practical innovations that can be broadly applied to real-world motor carrier safety challenges.
4) Is enforcement a major focus of the program?
Yes. The opportunity highlights enforcement-oriented initiatives designed to improve safety and compliance with FMCSA safety regulations, along with efforts that enhance enforcement effectiveness.
5) Does the program support public education and awareness efforts?
Yes. FMCSA indicated interest in efforts that increase public awareness and education around commercial motor vehicle safety as part of improving real-world safety outcomes.
6) Are technology projects eligible under this program?
Yes. FMCSA signaled interest in projects that demonstrate and validate new technologies, particularly when the technology can improve enforcement capabilities, enhance compliance monitoring, or reduce CMV crash risk.
7) What does FMCSA mean by projects with "national relevance"?
The NOFO emphasizes projects with high impact and, in many cases, national relevance. Based on the description, this points to work whose results, approaches, tools, or practices can be applied broadly beyond a single local context to address motor carrier safety challenges at scale.
8) How is this program connected to USDOT strategic goals?
The HP-CMV opportunity aligns with USDOT strategic goals including: Safety (reducing fatalities and serious injuries), Infrastructure (investments that support safety, mobility, accessibility, and competitiveness), Innovation (new practices and technologies to improve performance and safety), and Accountability (delivering results efficiently and effectively while reducing unnecessary regulatory burden where possible).
9) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this NOFO?
The Funding Opportunity Number is FM MHP 20 001.
10) What CFDA number is associated with this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 20.237.
11) What types of funding instruments does this opportunity use?
This opportunity used both grant and cooperative agreement instruments. That means FMCSA could fund projects through a standard grant arrangement or through a cooperative agreement where federal involvement is more substantial.
12) What is the maximum award size (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed in the opportunity is $2,000,000 per award.
13) How many awards did FMCSA expect to make?
FMCSA anticipated making about 75 awards, indicating an intent to fund a broad range of projects rather than only a small number of very large projects.
14) Who is eligible to apply for HP-CMV funding?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state governments, county governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal governments, other tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education), and small businesses.
15) Are tribal entities eligible to apply?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations are included in the eligible applicant types.
16) Are nonprofits eligible to apply?
Yes. 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education) are specifically listed as eligible.
17) Are colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, as well as private institutions of higher education, are listed as eligible applicants.
18) Are small businesses eligible to apply?
Yes. Small businesses are included among the eligible applicant types.
19) When was this NOFO created?
The NOFO was created on January 7, 2020.
20) What was the application deadline?
The original application deadline was February 21, 2020.
21) What is FMCSA looking for in a strong application, based on the NOFO description?
Based on the NOFO summary provided, applicants would be expected to propose clearly defined projects with a strong safety justification, a credible plan for execution, and a clear explanation of how outcomes would be tracked. The application should show how the work would improve CMV safety or compliance at scale and contribute to measurable reductions in CMV-related crash risk.
22) What outcomes does FMCSA want funded projects to achieve?
The program is framed around measurable safety outcomes, particularly reducing the number and rate of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles, along with improvements in compliance and enforcement effectiveness.
23) Why does the program emphasize "accountability"?
The NOFO ties accountability to an expectation that funded projects deliver results efficiently and effectively, and that they help reduce unnecessary regulatory burden where possible while still supporting strong safety outcomes.
24) What types of organizations might be competitive applicants under this program?
The eligibility list suggests FMCSA is open to proposals from governmental enforcement entities as well as external partners that bring specialized expertise, technology development capabilities, research capacity, training capability, or outreach reach, as long as the proposed work meaningfully improves CMV safety and compliance.
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