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Assistance listing · 20.218
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 20.218, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $463M in awards under assistance listing 20.218, Motor Carrier Safety Assistance , in FY2026, and $1.9B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 185 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were about level on FY2025 ($467M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Texas Department of Public Safety ($195M), Highway Patrol, California ($120M) and Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ($82M).
By place of performance, the most money went to TX, FL and CA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $463M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $1.9B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Department of Public Safety | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $51M | 27 May 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Texas Department of Public Safety | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $50M | 24 Sep 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| Texas Department of Public Safety | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $48M | 10 May 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $31M | 30 May 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $30M | 4 May 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $21M | 1 May 2025 | FL | USAspending |
| Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $21M | 12 Jun 2024 | FL | USAspending |
| Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $20M | 28 Apr 2023 | FL | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation New York | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $20M | 4 Aug 2025 | NY | USAspending |
| Department of Transportation New York | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $19M | 30 Jul 2024 | NY | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 20.xxx
- 20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $213B
- 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $35B
- 20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs $23B
- 20.326 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail $19B
- 20.279 National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) $17B
- 20.525 State of Good Repair Grants Program $17B
- 20.287 Surface Transportation Block Grant Program $15B
- 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants $14B
- 20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs $7.8B
- 20.263 Bridge Formula Program $6.1B
- 20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $4.7B
- 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments $4.3B
- 20.116 Airport Improvement Program $4.2B
- 20.934 Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects $4.1B
- 20.264 Bridge Investment Program $3.6B
- 20.117 Airport Infrastructure Grants $3.3B
- 20.272 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) $2.9B
- 20.340 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program $2.7B
- 20.901 Payments for Essential Air Services $2.3B
- 20.271 Emergency Relief (ER) Program $2.1B
- 20.513 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities $1.8B
- 20.337 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program $1.8B
- 20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $1.8B
- 20.325 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements $1.7B
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 20.218?
$463M in FY2026 and $1.9B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ?
Texas Department of Public Safety ($195M), Highway Patrol, California ($120M), Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles ($82M), Department of Transportation New York ($70M), Georgia Department of Public Safety ($67M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.