Talking Points

• We are proud to be a recipient of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) High Priority (HP) Grant for Fiscal Year 2025.
• This grant allows us to be an active partner in FMCSA’s national effort to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
• FMCSA’s High Priority program provides critical support to strengthen enforcement, modernize safety systems, and expand outreach and education efforts—helping make our roads safer for all users.
• The most recent Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data shows a decreasing trend in fatal crashes involving large truck and buses, with an 8 percent decrease from CY20223 to CY2024. Continued strategic investment is essential to maintaining and accelerating this progress.
• HP grants fund data-driven safety strategies and support innovative programs that improve compliance, enforcement, and crash prevention.
• In 2025, FMCSA awarded over $86 million in High Priority grants to support local, state, and nonprofit partners across the country.
• We are honored to receive $[insert amount] in funding through this program. This support will help us [insert summary of project goals—e.g., enhance enforcement in high-risk corridors, pilot new safety technology, increase public awareness around CMV safety, etc.].

Background Information

• The High Priority (HP) Grant Program is administered annually by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
• The program supports projects that promote commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety, enforcement, education, research, and technology implementation.
• HP funding is awarded in two main categories:
  • CMV Safety Activities – including roadside inspections, high-visibility traffic enforcement, human trafficking prevention, crash corridor interventions, public awareness campaigns, and safety data improvements.
  • Innovative Technology Deployment (ITD) – providing support for the use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), data platforms, and integrated enforcement technologies that improve oversight and efficiency.
• Grant recipients include a wide range of eligible entities such as:
  • State and local governments
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Tribal governments
  • Academic institutions
  • Other FMCSA partners involved in commercial vehicle safety and enforcement
• New or emerging focus areas in 2025 include:
  • Detecting and removing unsafe commercial vehicles and operators from roadways
  • Advancing multi-state enforcement coordination
  • Increasing interagency data sharing to improve risk identification
  • Expanding human trafficking prevention efforts through training and outreach