FY25 FMCSA grants are for states and nonprofits — not a check to MC# 875229 for a drop yard

What the notice actually said

A broker forwarded the NOFO and asked whether MC# 875229 could “get some of that parking money.” FMCSA opened FY25 High Priority ITD and CMV Safety grants — potentially $90 million-plus — due 5:00 p.m. ET June 20, 2025.

HP-ITD and HP-CMV fund technology, parking-availability systems, work-zone and corridor safety. The applicant class is states, tribes, nonprofits, and schools. For-profit carriers are not that class.

Applications from an earlier December 19–February 3 window had to be resubmitted. FMCSA said the prior-cycle packets had to go in again under the new notices. That is a grants-office problem, not a load-board problem.

Parking-availability notification is in the ITD purpose statement. That is a public-sector project, not a TA expanding overnight on I-55.

Training grants in the same cycle are for CDL pipelines. They are not our recruiter’s bonus and they are not a reason we become a school.

What it changes on Monday

We will not bid a grant as a service line. We will still plan hours of service as if the lot is full, because a NOFO does not add Illinois spaces this week.

See Pro-Trucker parking money for the later political-season dollars. This page is the FY25 application cycle, not a construction ribbon.

Shippers: appointments beat hunting a space. Deferred loading is the product when the window cannot be made legal inside the 14.

Freight still quotes through Get a Quote. A grant PDF is not a fuel surcharge and it is not a drop-yard subsidy.

What we will — and will not — do

We will not apply for HP-ITD or HP-CMV as a for-profit motor carrier’s drop-yard check. Those pots are not written for MC# 875229.

We will not invoice a “grant offset” or tell a shipper the FY25 cycle cut their rate. We still answer the phone and we still plan the clock.

Dispatch: +1 (847) 702-8181. If you have freight, send the lane. If you have a grant question for a state DOT, call them — not us.

Short glossary

The jargon, in the order it showed up — no extra theory.

NOFO: Notice of Funding Opportunity — the grant application package.
HP-ITD: High Priority Innovative Technology Deployment — CMV tech and information systems, including parking notifications.

Official sources

Read the government original first. This page is our translation for people who quote lanes and hire drivers — not a substitute for the rulebook.

FMCSA FY25 grant cycle — Primary newsroom original.

This page is an industry briefing for shippers, brokers, and drivers. It is not legal advice. Confirm current rules in the Federal Register and on FMCSA.gov before you change a process.

FAQ

Can PRIDEUSA apply?

These HP pots are not written for a for-profit motor carrier’s drop yard. States, tribes, nonprofits, and schools are the applicant class.

Does this add Illinois spaces this week?

No. A NOFO is an application window, not a new lot on I-55 tonight.

Why resubmit?

FMCSA said the earlier December 19–February 3 window’s apps had to be refiled under the new notices. That is a grants-office rule.

Driver training grant?

That is a school or state file, not our CDL mill. We are not a training provider.