FY 2008 Border Enforcement Grant

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	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2008 Border Enforcement Grant
	CFDA Number:	20.233
	CFDA Description:	Border Enforcement Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	BEG-08-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Sep 01, 2007
	Creation Date:	Aug 21, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 31, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Oct 01, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	30
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$32,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility

Funds are available to an entity or State that shares a land border with a foreign country. For the purposes of the FY2007 BEG program, FMCSA has determined that an entity includes any political subdivision of a State that shares a border with another country or any other organization that carries out border commercial vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities or projects consistent with established Federal priorities and criteria.

Grant Description

OBJECTIVES To ensure motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles entering the United States from a foreign country are in compliance with commercial vehicle safety standards and regulations, financial responsibility regulations and registration requirements of the United States, and to ensure drivers of those vehicles are qualified and properly licensed to operate the commercial motor vehicle. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE Discretionary Grants USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS Assistance is provided to entities and States that share a land border with another country for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement activities and projects. Grant funds must be expended by September 30, 2008.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

http://www.grants.gov/

Grant Announcement Contact

Milt Schmidt
Division Chief, North American Borders
Phone 202-366-4049 milt.schmidt@dot.gov Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admiinistration

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• Opportunity FM-BEG-11-001

• Opportunity BEG-2010-01

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• FY 2007 Border Enfocement Grant

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