FMCSA opens $7 million in funding for states and local police to collect data on fatal heavy-truck crashes
Awards are capped at $500,000 each, and applications are due Dec. 28 for the agency's Crash Causal Factors Program Heavy-Duty Truck Study.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now accepting applications for up to $7 million in one-time funding to help state and local agencies collect detailed data on fatal crashes involving heavy-duty trucks. FMCSA announced the Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP) Cooperative Agreement Program on Nov. 3.
The money supports the CCFP Heavy-Duty Truck Study, which will examine fatal crashes involving heavy-duty trucks to better understand what contributes to them. Qualifying crashes involve a fatality and a Class 7 or Class 8 truck.
What the money can pay for
No single award can exceed $500,000. FMCSA says this is the only funding opportunity it will offer for the study, and awards are meant to cover the full data-collection period.
Funding can go to activities and equipment that directly support data collection on qualifying crashes inside the study's sampling locations:
- post-crash commercial motor vehicle inspections
- crash reconstructions
- post-crash investigations
- crash data reporting
- equipment needed for data collection
Who can apply
States selected for the study, designated alternate states, and local law enforcement agencies that meet the study's participation requirements are eligible. The money comes as a cooperative agreement. Applicants must set performance goals and indicators showing how their work will support data collection, post-crash inspections and investigations or reconstructions.
The Grants.gov listing (opportunity FM-CCFP-27-001) shows a $25,000 minimum award, about 30 expected awards and no cost-sharing requirement. It was posted Oct. 29.
Key dates
- Dec. 28, 2026: application deadline
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m. to noon ET: virtual office hours, with registration required
- A prerecorded funding webinar is already available
What it means for carriers and drivers
The announcement creates no new requirement for carriers or drivers. The funding goes to agencies.
FMCSA describes the CCFP as a series of peer-reviewed studies backed by a national crash data repository and ongoing analysis. It says the findings and anonymized data will help government agencies, state and local partners, researchers and safety advocates improve safety programs and develop crash countermeasures.
Agencies that want to apply should read the full Notice of Funding Opportunity on Grants.gov for eligibility rules, instructions and limits.