FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                       CONTACT: [Name, Title]
[Date]                                                                                            PHONE/EMAIL:

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

Grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund [new research or project] and improve road safety by improving commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety, enforcement, and outreach efforts

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 High Priority grant for fiscal year 2024. The funding will [research or project details].

“This essential funding provided through the High Priority grant program targets unsafe driving through highly visible traffic enforcement and supports research impacting CMV safety,” said FMCSA Deputy Administrator Vinn White. “We’re proud that these grants can increase public awareness and education and help meet FMCSA’s mission of improving safety on our roadways nationwide.”

FMCSA is awarding more than $XX million to states and other entities through the High Priority grant to support, enrich, and evaluate CMV safety programs and to target unsafe driving of CMVs and non–CMVs in areas identified as high-risk crash corridors, promote the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials, improve safety of transportation of goods and passengers in foreign commerce, demonstrate new technologies to improve CMV safety, support participation in the Performance Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program, support safety data improvement projects, increase public awareness and education on CMV safety, and otherwise improve CMV safety.

[insert quote from organization CEO] 

This High Priority grant helps [name of organization] be an active partner to achieve FMCSA’s mission of reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses on our roadways.

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