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CMVOST
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Expand the number of commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders possessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity and number of crashes on U.S. roads involving commercial motor vehicles, as defined in 49 U.S.C. 31301, and to assist current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including National Guard and Reservists to obtain a CDL.
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Awards were not issued until late September 2016; no data available; projected students to be trained during the current calendar year using FY 2016 funds: 250
Fiscal Year 2017: Awarded 9 FY 2017 CMVOST grant totaling $1,000,000.
In FY 2018, CMVOST awarded $1 million in grant funds to 10 non-profit, accredited educational institutions.
In FY 2019, CMVOST awarded $2 million in grant funds to 16 entities, 12 accredited community college programs and non-accredited institutions that are approved by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) as an eligible training provider and who accepts Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grants and approved by State Approving Agencies (SAA) and the Veterans Administration(VA) to accept VA benefits.
• The purpose of the CMVOST grant program is to i) help reduce the severity and number of crashes involving CMVSs on U.S. roads by expanding the number of CDL Holder possessing enhanced operator training, and ii) to assist current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reservists, as well as certain family members, to obtain a CDL. The priority is to provide grant funds for expenses for students who meet the definition of a qualified student, service members their spouses and children.
In FY 2020, CMVOST awarded $2.2 million in grant funds to 22 entities, which included 16 accredited community college programs and 6 non-accredited institutions that are approved by the U.S. Department of Labor as an eligible training provider and who accepts Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants and approved by State Approving Agencies and the Veterans Administration (VA) to accept VA benefits.
2021, CMVOST awarded $2 million in grant funds to 21 entities, which included 17 accredited community college programs and 4 non-accredited institutions that are approved by the U.S. Department of Labor as an eligible training provider and who accepts Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants and approved by State Approving Agencies and the Veterans Administration (VA) to accept VA benefits.
In FY 2022, CMVOST awarded $3.1 million in discretionary grant funds to 19 entities, which included 14 accredited community college programs and 5 non-accredited institutions that are approved by the U.S. Department of Labor as an eligible training provider and who accepts Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants and approved by State Approving Agencies and the Veterans Administration (VA) to accept VA benefits.
• In FY 2024, FMCSA will be awarding approximately $3.5 million in available CMVOST grant funding. The purpose of the CMVOST Grant Program is to: i) help reduce the severity and number of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles on U.S. roads by expanding the number of CDL holders possessing operator training, and ii) assist current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reservists, as well as certain family members, to obtain a CDL. Special Consideration is given to students from underserved communities and refugees.
• FMCSA will be developing the fiscal year 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to reflect and support the Department’s strategic goals and priorities as it relates to assist individuals obtain a CDL and equity.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
