Electric Vehicles, Buses and Ferries
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators Grant Program
Agency NameDepartment of Transportation
Funding Amount$16,500,000.00
Bureau Name
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Funding Mechanism
Competitive Grant
New?
No
Funding Mechanism
Competitive Grant
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Year of award + two years
Recipients
An entity that can train individuals in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles
Program Description
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program awards grants to a variety of educational institutions that provide commercial truck and bus driving training, including accredited public or private colleges, universities, vocational-technical schools, post-secondary educational institutions, truck driver training schools, associations, and State and local governments, including Federally recognized Tribal governments.
Eligible Uses
The purpose of this discretionary grant program is to train individuals in the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and prioritize grant applications for programs to train former members of the armed forces and eligible family members.
sam.gov link
https://sam.gov/fal/587beb06fbbb4ec78b50424cda5bbb74/view
Statutory Location
23001
Federal Cost Share Requirement
Federal share is at least 85 percent.