ON BOARD MONITORING SYSTEM

The summary for the ON BOARD MONITORING SYSTEM Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	ON BOARD MONITORING SYSTEM
	CFDA Number:	00.000
	CFDA Description:	Not Elsewhere Classified
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	MC-RRR-09-0021
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 11, 2009
	Creation Date:	Aug 11, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 04, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 04, 2009
	Archive Date:	Sep 05, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,151,613
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$3,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$3,500,000
	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: Institutions of Higher Education and Non Profit Organizations
Grant Description: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) mission is to reduce the number and severity of crashes on our Nation's Highways. The objective of the On-board Monitoring System (OBMS) is to determine whether on-board monitoring devices will reduce at-risk behavior among commercial drivers and improve driver safety performance. The project will determine if the driver's behavior will be enhanced by recording and reporting the safety critical events, followed by safety managers coaching drivers using the safety events as critical events as feedback. Application Package posted
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Cynthia Blackmon Contract Specialist Phone 202-366-5085

Cyndy Blackmon [cynthia.blackmon@dot.gov]
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