Opportunity Information: Apply for FM DTG 25 002
The FY2025 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Program (CMVOST) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The program is designed to support organizations that provide commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operator training, with the broader purpose of improving safety outcomes in the trucking and commercial driving workforce through better training, instruction, and preparation of CMV operators.
FMCSA is seeking applications from a wide range of training providers and public entities involved in CMV operator education. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, independent school districts, and public or state-controlled institutions of higher education. Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments are also eligible. In addition, the program allows participation from nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) designation (other than institutions of higher education) and small businesses. The NOFO specifically highlights that eligible training organizations may include accredited public or private colleges and universities, vocational-technical schools, other post-secondary educational institutions, truck driver training schools, and relevant associations, reflecting an intent to reach both traditional academic settings and industry-aligned training pipelines.
A notable feature of this NOFO is that FMCSA will consider applications from non-accredited institutions as well, as long as they meet certain external approval standards. Specifically, non-accredited providers must be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) as eligible training providers that can accept Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) training funds. They must also be approved by State Approving Agencies (SAAs) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept VA education benefits. This effectively opens the door for certain non-traditional or industry-based schools to compete for funding if they can demonstrate they meet recognized workforce and veteran training eligibility requirements.
From a funding perspective, the opportunity is listed under CFDA 20.235 (Transportation). FMCSA anticipates making about 25 awards under this program. The maximum funding amount (award ceiling) for a single award is $200,000. The opportunity was created on May 21, 2025, and the original application deadline is June 20, 2025. As a discretionary grant, awards are competitive and will be made based on the application materials and the selection criteria described in the full NOFO.
The NOFO also notes a policy preference that may affect how applications are prioritized. To the extent permitted by law and where applicable, priority will be given consistent with DOT Order 2100.6A, "Ensuring Reliance upon Sound Economic Analysis in Department of Transportation Policies, Program, and Activities." In practical terms, this signals that FMCSA may favor proposals that use clear, evidence-based reasoning and credible economic or cost-effectiveness justification for the proposed training activities, such as demonstrating how the approach is likely to improve safety outcomes relative to its cost, how impacts will be measured, and why the proposed design is a sound investment of federal funds.
In short, CMVOST FY2025 is a competitive FMCSA grant program intended to strengthen CMV operator safety training capacity across a broad set of eligible entities, including public agencies, higher education, training schools, associations, tribes, certain nonprofits, and small businesses. Funding is capped at $200,000 per award with roughly 25 awards expected, and proposals that demonstrate rigorous, well-supported analysis and practical value for safety outcomes may receive priority consideration under DOT policy guidance.Apply for FM DTG 25 002
- The DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2025 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Program (CMVOST)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.235.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-05-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-06-20. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Small businesses.
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