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Assistance listing · 20.237
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 20.237, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $64M in awards under assistance listing 20.237, Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements, in FY2026, and $228M over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 557 of 988 on this site.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 were Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance ($12M), North Carolina Department of Public Safety ($8.6M) and Indiana State Police ($8.0M).
By place of performance, the most money went to DC, NY and NC.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $64M | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $228M | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2023
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance | 8 | $12M |
| 2 | North Carolina Department of Public Safety | 5 | $8.6M |
| 3 | Indiana State Police | 4 | $8.0M |
| 4 | University of California, San Diego | 4 | $7.9M |
| 5 | DEPT of Pub Safety | 3 | $6.0M |
| 6 | Department of Transportation New York | 3 | $5.4M |
| 7 | Virginia Department Motor Vehicles | 3 | $5.3M |
| 8 | MS Department of Public Safety | 3 | $5.0M |
| 9 | Suffolk, County of | 3 | $5.0M |
| 10 | Maryland Department of Transportation | 3 | $4.5M |
| 11 | Indiana Department of Transportation | 2 | $4.0M |
| 12 | Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of | 2 | $4.0M |
| 13 | North Carolina State Highway Patrol | 2 | $4.0M |
| 14 | International Registration Plan, Inc | 2 | $3.9M |
| 15 | County of Nassau | 2 | $3.9M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPT of Pub Safety | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 25 Sep 2023 | IA | USAspending |
| International Registration Plan, Inc | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 13 Sep 2023 | KY | USAspending |
| Indiana State Police | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 21 Sep 2023 | IN | USAspending |
| Virginia Department Motor Vehicles | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 21 Sep 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| State of South Dakota Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 25 Sep 2023 | SD | USAspending |
| Government of District of Columbia | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 13 Sep 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Transportation, Vermont Agency of | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 25 Sep 2023 | VT | USAspending |
| Indiana Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 13 Sep 2023 | IN | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 14 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Indiana State Police | Department of TransportationFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $2.0M | 20 Sep 2024 | IN | 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
- 20.218 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance $1.9B
- 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
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 20.237?
$64M in FY2026 and $228M 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 High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements?
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance ($12M), North Carolina Department of Public Safety ($8.6M), Indiana State Police ($8.0M), University of California, San Diego ($7.9M), DEPT of Pub Safety ($6.0M). 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.