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[NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION] RECEIVES $[DOLLAR AMOUNT] GRANT FROM FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO PROMOTE ROADWAY SAFETY

Grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund [new research or project] and improve road safety by ensuring individuals driving large trucks and buses on our roadways have the proper safety training

CITY, STATE – [name of your organization] received $[amount of funding] in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) through a Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI) grant for fiscal year 2024. The funding will support [research or project details].

“This essential funding provided through the CDLPI grant program will improve the process of obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) by ensuring only qualified drivers can receive a CDL to operate commercial motor vehicles on the nation’s roadways,” said FMCSA Deputy Administrator Vinn White. “We’re proud that these grants are giving priority to current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including National Guard, Reservists, and their family members, to pursue a commercial driver’s license.”

FMCSA is awarding more than $XX million to states and other entities to operate national CDL programs through the CDLPI grant. The grant seeks to improve highway safety by supporting CDL programs on a state and national level by ensuring that each driver has only one driving record and only one licensing document – “One Driver. One License. One Record.” Grants can also be used to develop human trafficking outreach and education materials for CDL drivers.

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This will reduce the severity and number of crashes on our nation’s roads involving large trucks and buses by supporting CDL programs on a state and national level. The grant also highlights the administration’s continued commitment to its Trucking Action Plan, helping expedite and streamline CDL processes.  Strengthening our nation’s trucking workforce will improve the resiliency of our national supply chain.

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