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High Priority (HP) Grant
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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.
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The FMCSA provided MHP funds to enable recipients to carry out enforcement activities and projects that improve CMV safety and compliance with CMV regulations. Projects commonly focused on enforcement of CMV regulations through state law enforcement details and strike-forces. These actions routinely involved the completion of CMV safety inspections, traffic enforcement, passenger carrier safety, public awareness and education and to demonstrate new technologies. In FY 2016, 42 grants were awarded totaling $15,000,000 for the above referenced project areas. These grants remain active and final performance achievements will be collected at the conclusion of the project period of performance.
Estimated outcomes: Community outreach events – 24,183 Educational events – 134 CMV Inspections – 190,688 Traffic Enforcement/Safety strike-force contacts – 178,000
Fiscal Year 2017: MHP funds are awarded in according to the FAST Act grant consolidation requirements. For FY 2017, grants were used to support a variety CMV safety activities including a projected 197,000 commercial motor vehicle inspections (focused through details and strike-forces in high crash areas) , over 182,000 projected traffic enforcement contacts, more than 2,100 high visibility crash prevention activities and several innovative technology projects to deploy enhanced safety technology (weigh-in-motion, inspection selection systems, automated vehicle information readers, etc.) on major interstates and high traffic areas. In addition, grant funds were awarded to conduct approximately 30 public education and outreach events, research into CMV safety education, technology investments and operational costs for State CMV safety technology and data quality systems.
Fiscal Year 2018: Priorities established in FY 2018 mirrored the focus on high crash and targeted enforcement areas as identified in the FY 2017 opportunity. In addition, the FMCSA renewed its focus on the importance of identifying and immobilizing out-of-service carriers, investments in technology enhancements to State safety networks, as well as the need for PRISM compliance by the September 30, 2020 deadline provided in the FAST Act. Finally, FMCSA established priority funding for those jurisdictions impacted by severe weather events in calendar year 2017 to replace lost and/or damaged safety equipment related to these natural disasters.
In FY 2019, the FMCSA awarded more than $43 million in High Priority grant funds to support commercial motor vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, deployments of safety technologies, education and outreach events, national large truck safety campaigns and traffic safety research initiatives at institutes of higher learning.
Accomplishments for FY 2020 have not been announced as awards have not yet been announced.
Fiscal Year 2021: As the current surface transportation authorization bill (FAST Act) expires on September 30, 2020, the FMCSA anticipates awarding funds as appropriated by Congress and allowed under new authorization legislation.
While the FMCSA expects State pandemic related responses to have an impact on CMV safety activities (inspections, investigations, etc.), public safety is not expected to be impacted as agencies will focus on efforts which minimize exposure.
In FY 2021, the FMCSA awarded approximately $43 million in High Priority grant funds to support commercial motor vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, deployments of safety technologies, education and outreach events, national large truck safety campaigns and traffic safety research initiatives at institutes of higher learning.
Fiscal Year 2023: Accomplishments for FY 2023 have not been announced as awards have not yet been made at the time of publication. In FY 2022, FMCSA awarded approximately $43 million for HP-CMV and $40 million for HP-ITD grants to support commercial motor vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, deployments of safety technologies, education and outreach events, national large truck safety campaigns, traffic safety research initiatives at institutes of higher learning, PRISM and SSDQ initiatives.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, FMCSA awarded approximately $54 million for HP-CMV and $34 million for HP-ITD grants to support commercial motor vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, human trafficking prevention, passenger safety initiatives, deployments of safety technologies, education and outreach events, national large truck safety campaigns, and traffic safety research initiatives at institutes of higher learning.
With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) in early FY 2022, FMCSA anticipates continuing awarding funds as appropriated by Congress and allowed under new authorization legislation. FMCSA expects to emphasize the importance of safe commercial vehicle operation within highway construction zones, enforcement of traffic laws designed to mitigate driver behaviors associated with crashes (i.e. distracted driving), continued development and deployment of connected transportation systems and research into areas relating to crash prevention as core parts of its FY 2025 HP Grant. In addition, FMCSA will place significant emphasis on the improvement of commercial vehicle safety in-line with the strategies contained within the Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS). This also includes renewed emphasis on areas where CMV and public safety intersect, such as combatting human trafficking and drug interdiction.
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.
