Document ID: FMCSA-2010-0164-0001
Agency: fmcsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Solicitation of Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) High Priority Grant Funding
Posted Date: 2010-05-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 103)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

 
Solicitation of Applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Motor 
Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) High Priority Grant Funding

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that on May 21 it published an opportunity to 
apply for FY 2010 MCSAP High Priority grant funding on the grants.gov 
Web site (http://www.grants.gov).

DATES: FMCSA will initially consider funding for applications submitted 
by July 1, 2010. If additional funding remains available, applications 
submitted after that date will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cim Weiss, Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, Office of Safety Programs, State Programs 
Division (MC-ESS), 202-366-0275, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
EST., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 
provides grant funding for Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) safety 
programs as authorized under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Public Law 111-147, 124 
Stat. 71 (2010); Public Law 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144 (2005).
    This notice announces the availability of approximately $2,000,000 
in un-awarded FY 2010 funding for MCSAP High Priority projects. These 
funds are available for activities conducted by State agencies, local 
governments, and organizations representing government

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agencies that use and train qualified officers and employees in 
coordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies. Post-secondary 
institutions of higher education are also eligible to receive funding. 
Funds are allocated in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 350.313 
and 49 CFR 350.319. Applicants are encouraged to submit performance-
based proposals that represent innovative strategies to support, 
enrich, or evaluate CMV safety programs. Priority for selection will be 
given to proposals with potential for nation-wide implementation, such 
as programs that support:
     The DOT's continuing effort to combat distracted driving 
by CMV drivers;
     Outreach that promotes safe driving practices by teen 
drivers around CMVs; and
     The development of a proof of concept, validating the 
Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) evaluation component's 
contribution to reducing CMV crash and fatality rates.
    All applicants must submit an electronic application package 
through grants.gov. To apply using the grants.gov process, the 
applicant must be registered with grants.gov. To register, go to http:/
/www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp. The applicant must 
download the grant application package, complete the grant application 
package, and submit the completed grant application package.
    This can be done on the Internet at http://www.grants.gov/
applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp. The Catalogue of Federal Domestic 
Assistance number for MCSAP is 20.218.

    Issued on: May 20, 2010.
William A. Quade,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement and Program Delivery.
[FR Doc. 2010-12831 Filed 5-27-10; 8:45 am]
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