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Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program-Grant Comprehensive Policy

Purpose of this Policy Document

On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act, Public Law 114-94. It is the first law enacted in over 10 years that provides long-term funding certainty for surface transportation priorities...

Cooperative Agreements

A cooperative agreement is the legal instrument reflecting a relationship between FMCSA and a recipient whenever: The principal purpose of the relationship is to transfer money, property, services, or anything of value to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by...

GRANTS

The Federal fiscal year begins on October 1st and ends on September 30th of the following year. FMCSA issues a formal Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the next fiscal year in the Federal Register. Specific deadlines for each of the safety grant programs are provided in...