Opportunity Information: Apply for FM CDL 25 001
The FY 2025 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI) grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Its core purpose is to provide financial assistance to states and other eligible organizations to strengthen, carry out, and modernize the national Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program. At the center of that national program is the long-standing principle of "One Driver - One License - One Record," meaning each commercial driver should have a single licensing document and a single consolidated driving record so that safety-critical information is complete, consistent, and available for enforcement and licensing decisions.
The opportunity emphasizes compliance and quality in the way commercial drivers are tested, licensed, and tracked. It highlights the requirement that states conduct both knowledge and skills testing before issuing a Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) and/or a CDL, and that states maintain a complete and accurate Driver History Record (DHR) for anyone who holds a CLP or CDL. Another central expectation is that states apply driver disqualifications when required by regulation, which is a key safeguard for keeping unsafe or disqualified drivers from operating commercial motor vehicles. In practical terms, the funding is designed to support improvements to systems, processes, and program administration that help ensure testing integrity, accurate recordkeeping, and timely enforcement of disqualifications, all of which underpin nationwide CDL program reliability.
This is a grant program (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) in the transportation funding activity category, listed under CFDA Number 20.232. The funding opportunity number is FM CDL 25 001, and the opportunity title is FY 2025 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI). The posting indicates an award ceiling of $88,700,000 and anticipates approximately 55 awards, suggesting funds are intended to be distributed across many recipients rather than concentrated in only a few large awards.
Eligibility is broad and includes state governments as well as a range of other entities: county governments; city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. That eligibility scope reflects that while the CDL program is state-administered, meaningful implementation and improvement work can involve local government partners, education and training institutions, nonprofit and private-sector organizations, and tribal governments, depending on how a state or region structures CDL-related services and compliance support.
Key dates listed for this opportunity include a creation date of December 18, 2024, and an original application closing date of February 24, 2025. Applicants interested in the program should plan around that deadline and align proposed activities with the program's stated objectives: strengthening the national CDL framework by ensuring robust knowledge and skills testing prior to CLP/CDL issuance, maintaining accurate and complete driver history records, and consistently applying required disqualifications to protect public safety and preserve the integrity of commercial driver licensing nationwide.Apply for FM CDL 25 001
- The DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2025 Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.232.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $88,700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 55 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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