Commercial Driver License State Programs (20.232)
Program
20.232 Commercial Driver License State Programs
Federal Agency
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authorization
49 U.S.C. 521, 31136, 31301 et seq., 31502; Section 103, Public Law 106-159, 113 Stat. 1753; Sec. 214 of Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1766; 49 CFR 1.73.
Program Number
20.232
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To help or prevent truck and bus accidents, fatalities, and injuries by requiring drivers to have a single commercial motor vehicle license and by disqualifying drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles in an unsafe manner.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Assistance to states that demonstrate the greatest impact on the effectiveness of the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program in improving highway safety and reducing commercial motor vehicle related fatalities through a performance-based approach.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
A qualified state and the District of Columbia.
Beneficiary Eligibility
General public.
Credentials/Documentation
Certification by the state that it meets the conditions for grant approval. Submission of a state plan addressing the commercial driver licensing, conviction, accident and withdrawal process, within the state and throughout the Nationwide Commercial Driver License Information System (CDLIS) and the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDIS). Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular A-87.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
File with the FMCSA Division Office a FMCSA Form CDL-1, which includes a certification of eligibility and a Problems and Objectives form.
Award Procedure
The amount of the basis CDL grant to a qualifying state will be determined by the State Programs CDL Team bases on the availability of funds and the eligibility of the state. The Solicitation memo will outline the current year's priorities. All proposals will be evaluated by a panel to determine which proposals have the greatest impact on the effectiveness of the CDL program in improving highway safety and reducing commercial motor vehicle related fatalities. States will be required to sign a grant agreement.
Deadlines
Grant applications must be filed with the FMCSA Division Office by the date stated in the solicitation memo.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
States will be notified in writing of failure to submit a satisfactory State Plan. The states have 30 days to modify and resubmit plans.
Renewals
A new grant application must be made whenever a new solicitation memo is published.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grants are available for up to one year. Obligations to a state remain available for expenditure for the fiscal year in which they were obligated and for the next full fiscal year.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Quarterly activity reports are to be filed with the FMCSA Division office.
Audits
In accordance with OMB Circular A-133, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards must have a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in OMB Circular A-133.
Records
Records of all program activities covered in the grant proposal. Such records must be kept for three years following the year of funding.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2003, the program supported six states in connecting to the Social Security Administration's on-line and batch verification system. With states instituting this check they were able to eliminate one potential means of fraudulently obtaining a Commercial Drivers License.
Financial Information
Account Identification
69-8048-0-7-401.
Obligations
FY 04 $20,000,000; FY 05 $20,000,000; and FY 06 est $20,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Not applicable.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
49 CFR 1.48; 49 CFR 386-399; 49 CFR 100-180.
Related Programs
20.217, Motor Carrier Safety; 20.218, National Motor Carrier Safety.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
State-level office of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, as listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, State Programs-CDL Team, MC-ESS, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-9579.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Social Security online verification; Covert operations for third party tester and automated knowledge tests.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
None.
