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2026-09-06
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Development of Fiscal Year 2027 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals

FM-MCG-27-001 · DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

transportation infrastructure emergency disaster resilience public health Transportation

Closes
2026-09-30 · 24 d
Award ceiling
$55,000,000
Award floor
$470,000
Program funding
$494,962,500
Expected awards
56
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-08-06
Instrument
Grant
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-08-07

Formula grants fund States and U.S. Territories to develop and carry out commercial vehicle safety plans that reduce crashes, injuries, fatalities, and hazardous material incidents involving commercial motor vehicles.

Funds
service delivery
University
ineligible
social behavioral
minor
engineering
minor
computational data
minor

RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV

⚑ Formula grant program · Eligibility limited to States and U.S. Territories · Application due 2026-09-30

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

IPPRA 15 none university cannot apply directly (ineligible)
Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 15 none university cannot apply directly (ineligible)
Tom Love Innovation Hub 5 none no commercialization signal

Description

The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) is a Federal formula grant program that provides financial assistance to States, and U.S. Territories to reduce the number and severity of crashes, injuries, and fatalities and hazardous material incidents involving commercial motor vehicles.

Apply

View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration <support@grants.gov>

Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING