The following are eligible for the Border Enforcement Grant (BEG):

• A State or entity that shares a land border with another country for carrying out commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activity and projects.
• Individuals are not eligible for BEG funding.

Eligible activities include:

• Ensure southern Border States are meeting all Federal requirements specified in Section 350 of the FY 2002 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, to allow access to Mexico-domiciled carriers beyond the border commercial zones;
• Increase the number of CMV safety inspections and commercial driver's license(CDL)/operating authority/financial responsibility checks focusing on the following types of international traffic:

• Motor carriers of Property, and
• Motor carriers of Hazardous Materials (HM)*, 

• Increase the number of motor coach inspections to a minimum of five percent of the total BEG inspections to be conducted at or within the commercial zones of international crossings,**
• Targeted CMV inspections within corridors where there is a significant amount of international traffic based on state transportation statistics. (FMCSA defines significant as 50% or greater international traffic)
• Improve the capability to conduct CMV safety inspection at remote and other sites near the northern or southern borders. (The list of grant expenditures eligible for reimbursement in subsections (a) through (f) of 49 CFR 350.311, relating to MCSAP should be used as a guide.);
• Other innovative initiatives designed to improve the compliance status of CMVs, drivers, and carriers entering the United States from Canada or Mexico; and
• Research initiatives focused on cross-border enforcement and related issues.

*   If the states safety data reflects crashes or incidents involving HM carriers.
** If the applicant is unable to meet the minimum five percent motor coach inspections, an explanation must be provided that adequately explains why this inspection activity cannot be met.