Purpose: Improve highway safety by ensuring that States are in compliance with the Federal regulations that require drivers of large trucks and buses to be qualified to obtain and hold the commercial driver’s license necessary to operate those vehicles.
Authorization: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, Pub. L. No.109–59, §§ 4101(c) (1), 4124, 119 Stat. 1144, 1715, 1736–37 (2005), as amended by Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, Pub. L. No.112–141, §§ 32603(c), 32604, 112002(c)(1) (2012).
Statue: 49 U.S.C. §§ 31311, 31313 (2006), as amended.
Grantees: States and the District of Columbia (for high priority activities and emergency issues) persons and other entities capable of conducting eligible work that is national in scope and benefit.
Type of Grant: Discretionary
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 20.232
Match: None; required to maintain MOE.
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Grantee

Amount

Descriptions

Alabama Department of Public Safety

Further implement the medical certificate integration requirements and mitigate the risk of fraud in its licensing process

Alabama Department of Public Safety

CDL issuance system upgrades and improvements to comply with Federal requirements, reduce vulnerability to fraud in the CDL issuance process, and conduct training and outreach for State examiners and CDL holders on new Federal requirements

Alaska Department of Administration-Division of Motor Vehicles

Improve the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of driver history and conviction information and to improve the quality of CDL testing in the State

Arkansas State Police

Deploy automated CDL skills testing equipment to its examiners

Arkansas State Police

Update its CDL knowledge and skills testing system

California Department of Motor Vehicles

Implement changes to comply with the CDLIS modernization effort

Colorado Department of Revenue

Process CDL applications more efficiently and in compliance with new Federal requirements

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Design a new tamper-resistant CDL learner permit card and implement standardized restriction codes

Georgia Department of Driver Services

Integrate the medical certificate information into the driver history record; provide training to examiners for new requirements and fund the cost of providing notification to CDL holders of this new requirement and its compliance deadline

Illinois Secretary of State (Driver Services Department)

Implement system upgrades needed to comply with the requirements of the CDLIS modernization system specifications

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Allow the State to mitigate the risk of fraud in its CDL skills testing process and comply with recent Federal regulations related to CDL issuance

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Comply with a recent change in the Federal requirements for CDL Endorsements and Restrictions and for system upgrades to the State's electronic record of exchange system

Kansas Department of Revenue

Allow the State to comply with Federal licensing requirements related to the integration of the medical certificate into the driver history record

Kentucky (Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky)

Comply with the provisions of the CDLIS modernization effort

Kentucky (Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky)

Comply with the provisions of the CDLIS modernization effort

Louisiana Department of Public Safety Office of Motor Vehicles

Reduce vulnerability to fraud in the CDL issuance process, improve the exchange of accurate, complete, and timely driver history information, and integrate the medical certificate into the driver history record

Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles

Implement program enhancements and system changes to comply with the Commercial Learner’s Permit and CDL Skills Testing rules

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Comply with Federal regulations related to the disqualification of drivers

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Implement system changes to comply with the CDLIS modernization effort and inform CDL holders of changes to Federal licensing requirements

Michigan Department of State

Comply with the CDL issuance requirements in 49 CFR Parts 383 and 384

Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services

Implement system enhancements and program changes to comply with the licensing requirements of 49 CFR Parts 383 and 384

Mississippi Department of Public Safety

Comply with the CDLIS modernization effort

Mississippi Department of Public Safety

Reduce vulnerability to fraud in its CDL issuance system and ensure the timely exchange of driver history record information

Missouri Department of Revenue

Upgrade its electronic traffic record exchange to improve the quality of CDL records

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Mitigate the risk of fraud in the CDL issuing process by deploying additional knowledge testing kiosks in mobile license issuing offices

Montana Department of Justice - Motor Vehicle Division

Continue its ongoing effort to implement programming and system changes to comply with the CDLIS modernization effort

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles

Comply with CDL regulations for surrendered licenses and enhance its electronic testing program

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

Enhance driver testing standards in compliance with Federal regulations, to identify and investigate fraud within its existing CDL database, and will facilitate the integration of the medical certificate into the driver history record

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue, Department of Motor Vehicles

Support the exchange of timely, complete, and accurate information related to CDL holders and to reduce vulnerability to fraud in its CDL issuance process

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue, Department of Motor Vehicles

Mitigate the risk of fraud in the CDL issuance process

New York Department of Motor Vehicles

Continue its efforts of investigating suspect CDLs and removing from its records those found to have been received fraudulently

Ohio Department of Public Safety

Reduce instances of fraud in the CDL issuance process by conducting covert monitoring of CDL skills testing and deploying technology for examiner use during testing

Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services

Comply with Federal licensing requirements

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Comply with Federal licensing requirements

Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles

Implement system upgrades to comply with the requirements of the CDLIS modernization system specifications

South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

Implement program improvements to its testing of CDL applicants, reduce vulnerability to fraud in the testing process, and implement improvements to its licensing system

South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

Implement programming changes necessary to integrate the medical certificate into the driver history record and comply with new Federal CDL skills testing requirements

South Dakota Department of Public Safety Driver Licensing Programs

Comply with CDLIS system specifications related to record retention

South Dakota Department of Public Safety Driver Licensing Programs

Update its automated CDL knowledge testing system

Utah Department of Public Safety Driver License Division

Implement new Federal licensing requirements and reduce vulnerability to fraud

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Mitigate the risk of fraud in its CDL testing process

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Improve its driver’s license testing system

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Comply with new testing standards and reduce vulnerability to fraud in the CDL issuance process

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Mitigate the risk of fraud in its testing system, adhere to Federal standards in the issuance of the Commercial Learner's Permit, and assist discharged veterans' transition to CDL holder status

Wyoming Department of Transportation

Comply with Federal regulations in the CDL and Commercial Learners Permit (CLP) issuance process

Other Entities

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

Create an independent fraud work group to review the methods utilized by driver license and motor vehicle agency customers, partners, and service providers to prevent fraud in the CDL issuance process

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

Provide driver record information to State law enforcement personnel using FMCSA web portal systems

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

Develop and distribute training videos to help States ensure proper testing procedures and reduce training costs

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

Create customized reports for State personnel to monitor compliance with CDLIS specifications

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

Conduct online training related to compliance with Federal CDL requirements

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

Operate the Commercial Skills Testing Information Management System (CSTIMS) and to provide States with software needed for its use

Massachusetts (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Develop improved training for law enforcement officers in CDL-related traffic enforcement

National Center for State Courts

Assist State courts by improving the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of reporting CDL conviction information to State driver licensing agencies