Opportunity Information: Apply for FM MCG 20 002
The Fiscal Year 2020 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Planning and Application opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FM MCG 20 002) is a U.S. Department of Transportation grant administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). It is a transportation-focused grant program designed to help state governments strengthen commercial motor vehicle safety through coordinated planning and implementation activities. While the listing is presented as a grant opportunity, MCSAP is fundamentally a federal formula grant program, meaning funds are generally allocated to states based on statutory or programmatic formulas rather than a purely competitive process, with states expected to apply and plan for how they will use the funding to meet program goals.
The core purpose of the program is to reduce the number and severity of crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving commercial motor vehicles, and to reduce hazardous materials incidents related to commercial motor vehicle operations. In practical terms, the program supports statewide efforts that improve compliance with motor carrier safety rules, encourage safer operating practices, and enhance enforcement and oversight activities intended to prevent serious incidents before they occur. The program is meant to translate federal safety priorities into on-the-ground state actions, using federal funds to bolster state capacity and consistency in commercial vehicle safety programs.
Eligibility is limited to state governments, reflecting the program's role as a state partnership mechanism rather than a direct funding source for local governments, universities, nonprofits, or private entities. The opportunity is tied to CFDA number 20.218, which is the catalog reference historically used for MCSAP-related funding. The posting lists the funding instrument type as a grant and the opportunity category as discretionary, though the program description emphasizes its formula nature and the state-by-state distribution approach commonly associated with MCSAP.
Key timing details include a creation date of June 20, 2019, with an original application closing date of August 1, 2019. The opportunity indicates an expected 56 awards, which aligns with the typical scope of state-level participation (states and certain U.S. territories or jurisdictions, depending on program structure in that year). The listed award ceiling is $30,000,000, which signals that large-scale allocations are possible within the program structure, though actual award amounts would vary by jurisdiction and the applicable formula and requirements.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as FMCSA's FY2020 entry point for states to submit their MCSAP planning materials and applications for federal assistance. The emphasis is on using federal funding to support systematic, statewide safety activities aimed at reducing serious crashes and hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles, with funds flowing to state governments that carry out these safety and enforcement responsibilities.Apply for FM MCG 20 002
- The Department of Transportation, DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2020 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Planning and Application" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.218.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 20, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 01, 2019 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 $30,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 56 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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