OpportunityTitle: FY2011 Commercial Driver&apos;s License Program Improvement Grant
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: FMCSA plans to award 80% or more of available funds to State applicants.  These applicants include agencies in each State (including the District of Columbia) responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of all or part of the CDL program, or that have a direct impact on a State?s compliance with the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 383 and 384 (agencies other than the lead CDL agency should coordinate, if practical, with the lead CDL agency prior to submitting an application).      FMCSA plans to award up to 20% of available funds to State agencies (including the District of Columbia), local governments, or other persons (entities) capable of conducting national programs that include research, development, demonstration projects, public education, and other special activities and projects relating to commercial driver licensing and motor vehicle safety that are of benefit to all jurisdictions of the United States or are designed to address national safety concerns and circumstances.  Non-State applicants must be able to conduct programs on a national level, or that are national in scope and impact, and will provide widespread benefit to one or more groups of CDL stakeholders.
Description: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces the availability of Commercial Driver?s License Program Improvement (CDLPI) grant funding as authorized by sections 4101(c)(1) and 4124 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA-LU ? Pub. L. 109-59, August 10, 2005). These authorities help to ensure State comply with statutory standards for their Commercial Driver?s License (CDL) programs, and also generally improving the CDL program across the nation. The FMCSA expects to award up to $25,000,000 to all grantees under this grant announcement (subject to the availability of funds).
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