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FY 2008 Border Enforcement Grant

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Synopsis Full Announcement Application

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The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 09/01/2007 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.
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Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: BEG-08-01
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 01, 2007
Creation Date: Aug 21, 2007
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 31, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 31, 2008
Archive Date: Oct 01, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Transportation

Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 30
Estimated Total Program Funding: $32,000,000
Award Ceiling: $0
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 20.233 -- Border Enforcement Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants
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.

Agency Name
DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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 Announcement
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Milt Schmidt
Division Chief, North American Borders
Phone 202-366-4049 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admiinistration
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.d ... &mode=VIEW