FY2026 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Program (CMVOST)

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: May 18, 2026

Archive date: July 17, 2026

Close date: June 17, 2026

Opportunity ID: 362462

Opportunity number: FM-DTG-26-001

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Agency code: DOT-FMCSA

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $200,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Transportation
Eligible Applicants
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Independent school districts
  • 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
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
  • Special district governments
  • State governments
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  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
  • eligible_applicants:state_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) grant program provides financial assistance to organizations that provide CMV operator training to future CDL holders in the safe use of commercial motor vehicles. The program priority is providing training to current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including National Guard members and Reservists, as well as certain military family members.

FY2026 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Program (CMVOST)
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) grant program provides financial assistance to organizations that provide CMV operator training to future CDL holders in the safe use of commercial motor vehicles. The program priority is providing training to current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including National Guard members and Reservists, as well as certain military family members.
[Forecasted] FY2026 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Program (CMVOST)
Forecasted
DOT-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Transportation
Grant
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district 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
Private institutions of higher education
2026-05-18