Assistance Listing 20.218
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Department of Transportation
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 166 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $6,715,082. Expect about 98 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 2%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 96% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $6.7M
- $3.2M – $11M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 56
- $485M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jul
- annual · 98-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Public Safety | Government | TX | 5 | $226,232,007 |
| Highway Patrol, California | Government | CA | 5 | $139,879,450 |
| Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Government | FL | 5 | $94,953,258 |
| Department of Transportation New York | Government | NY | 5 | $84,894,353 |
| Georgia Department of Public Safety | Government | GA | 5 | $78,548,876 |
| Illinois Department of Transportation | Government | IL | 5 | $76,726,573 |
| Department of State Police Pennsylvania | Government | PA | 5 | $76,536,708 |
| Arizona Department of Public Safety | Government | AZ | 5 | $73,119,949 |
| Public Utilities Commission Ohio | Government | OH | 5 | $72,112,346 |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Government | MI | 5 | $64,140,859 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $311M | $4.4M | $2.5M – $7.1M |
| 2022 | 52 | $434M | $6.5M | $3.2M – $10M |
| 2023 | 56 | $471M | $6.6M | $3.2M – $11M |
| 2024 | 54 | $478M | $7.0M | $3.5M – $11M |
| 2025 | 56 | $485M | $6.7M | $3.2M – $11M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | 2026-09-30 | 55 d | FM-MCG-27-001 · Development of Fiscal Year 2027 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals |
| 2025-07-14 | 2025-10-20 | 98 d | FM-MCG-26-001 · Development of Fiscal Year 2026 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals |
| 2024-07-02 | 2024-10-16 | 106 d | FM-MCG-25-001 · Development of Fiscal Year 2025 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals |
| 2023-06-23 | 2023-09-20 | 89 d | FM-MCG-24-001 · Development of Fiscal Year 2024 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals |
| 2022-06-22 | 2022-11-23 | 154 d | FM-MCG-23-001 · Development of Fiscal Year 2023 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans |
| 2021-05-28 | 2021-09-01 | 96 d | FM-MCG-22-001 · Fiscal Year 2022 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Planning and Application |
| 2020-05-29 | 2020-09-07 | 101 d | FM-MCG-21-001 · Fiscal Year 2021 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Planning and Application |
| 2019-06-20 | 2019-09-27 | 99 d | FM-MCG-20-002 · Fiscal Year 2020 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Planning and Application |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-09-14 | 105 d | FM-MCG-19-001 · Fiscal Year 2019- Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Planning and Application |
| 2017-07-07 | 2017-08-16 | 40 d | FM-MCG-18-001 · Fiscal Year 2018 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) |
| 2016-06-14 | 2016-09-01 | 79 d | FM-MCG-17-001 · FY 2017 MCSAP Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2015-06-05 | 2015-08-31 | 87 d | FM-MHP-16-001 · FY 2016 High Priority Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2015-06-03 | 2015-08-24 | 82 d | FM-MNE-16-001 · FY 2016 New Entrant Notice Of Funding Availability |
| 2015-05-22 | 2015-08-03 | 73 d | FM-MCG-16-001 · FY 2016 MCSAP Basic/Incentive Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2014-09-17 | 2014-11-17 | 61 d | FM-MHP-15-001 · FY 2015 MCSAP High Priority Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2014-08-08 | 2014-09-30 | 53 d | FM-MNE-15-001 · FY 2015 New Entrant Grant Program Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2014-05-09 | 2014-08-01 | 84 d | FM-MCG-15-001 · Fiscal Year 2015 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Basic/Incentive Grant Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2013-06-25 | 2013-08-26 | 62 d | FM-MNE-14-001 · FY 2014 MCSAP New Entrant Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2013-06-25 | 2013-09-09 | 76 d | FM-MHP-14-001 · FY 2014 MCSAP High Priority Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2013-05-01 | 2013-08-01 | 92 d | FM-MCG-14-001 · FY 2014 MCSAP Basic/Incentive Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2013-02-07 | 2013-03-25 | 46 d | FM-MNE-13-002 · FY 2013 New Entrant Reannounce Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2012-07-19 | 2012-09-18 | 61 d | FM-MHP-13-001 · FY 2013 MCSAP High Priority Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2012-07-19 | 2012-09-05 | 48 d | FM-MNE-13-001 · FY 2013 MCSAP New Entrant Notice of Funding Availability |
| 2012-07-13 | 2012-08-01 | 19 d | FM-MCG-13-001 · FY 2013 MCSAP Basic and Incentive Grants.gov Opportunity Announcement |
| 2011-08-05 | 2011-10-17 | 73 d | FM-MHP-12-001 · FY 2012 High Priority Grant Opportunity |
| 2011-08-05 | 2011-10-17 | 73 d | FM-MNE-12-001 · FY 2012 MCSAP New Entrant Safety Audit Grants |
| 2011-07-17 | 2011-08-01 | 15 d | FM-MCG-12-001 · FY 2012 MCSAP Basic and Incentive Funding |
| 2010-08-25 | 2010-10-15 | 51 d | FM-MHP-11-001-011837 · FY 2011 High Priority Grant Opportunity |
| 2010-08-13 | 2011-06-25 | 316 d | FM-MNE-11-001 · FY 2011 MCSAP New Entrant Funding |
| 2010-07-07 | 2010-08-02 | 26 d | FM-MCG-11-001 · FY 2011 MCSAP Basic and Incentive Funding |
| 2009-08-18 | 2010-08-04 | 351 d | USDOT-FMC-MCSAPNE-10-001 · 2010 New Entrant Safety Assurance Program |
| 2009-08-04 | 2010-07-01 | 331 d | USDOT-FMC-MCSAPHP-10-001 · FY2010 High Priority Grant |
| 2008-10-15 | 2008-12-01 | 47 d | USDOT-FMC-MCSAPNE-09-001 · 2009 New Entrant Safety Assurance Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.218?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 166 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $6,715,082. Expect about 98 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Motor Carrier Safety Assistance award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $6.7M; the middle half ran from $3.2M to $11M. 56 new awards were made, with $485M committed to them.
When does 20.218 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jul with about 98 days to apply. The most recent round posted Aug 6, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration). Assistance Listing 20.218 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.