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 involving commercial motor vehicles. The program aims to support an efficient surface transportation system by making targeted investments to promote safe commercial motor vehicle transportation. The grant will fund activities such as driver and vehicle inspections, traffic enforcement, investigations, new entrant safety audits, and CMV safety programs focusing on international commerce in border states.
Some key aspects of this opportunity include:
• Implementing the National Roadway Safety Strategy to reduce injuries and deaths on America's roadways
• Reducing fatal crashes involving commercial motor vehicles
• Improving work zone safety and combating human trafficking
• Enhancing passenger carrier safety and enforcing out-of-service orders
• Utilizing electronic logging devices to track hours of service
• Collecting and analyzing data to identify causal factors contributing to crashes