Closed · FM-MHP-18-001 · CFDA 20.237 · Discretionary

FY 2018 High Priority Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$10K-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 21, 2018
Close date
125
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2018 High Priority Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that offered $10,000 -- $2,000,000 across 125 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 124 other opportunities from DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

$10K-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
125
expected awards
20.237
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2018 High Priority Grant Program is closed (last close May 21, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration still indexes 124 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 21, 2018

Posted Apr 4 Closes May 21

Est. Total Funding

$42,453,500

Expected Awards

125

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The High Priority(HP) Grant Program is a discretionary (i.e., competitive) program which provides financial assistance to:1)The HP-ITD projects which include the deployment of intelligent transportation system applications for CMV operations; support/maintenance of CMV information systems/networks, the linking of FMCSA and state information systems, the improvement of safety and productivity of CMVs and commercial drivers and the reduction of costs associated with CMV operations and regulatory requirements.The High Priority(HP) Grant Program is a discretionary (i.e., competitive) program which provides financial assistance to:2)The HP-CMV projects which include the augmentation of motor carrier safety projects planned in accordance with the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP),as well as projects related to Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) and State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ).

Wide-open applicant board · 13 Grants.gov doors

FY 2018 High Priority Grant Program prints 13 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +9 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Only 1 other DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration listing share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 125).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

What to do next

FY 2018 High Priority Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants