The purpose of this award to the iowa department of transportation is the ITD related travel expenses and improving electronic credentialing projects that will benefit the motor carrier industry by…

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) received a $1,452,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.237) program. The grant funding will support three key objectives: 1) Continuing the Iowa DOT's participation in IFTA and IRP workshops to maintain high-level involvement in data quality initiatives and enhance focus on FMCSA national priorities, 2) Upgrading Iowa's IRP and IFTA system to include enhanced data entry tools, integrated document management, expanded carrier tools, and additional technical support to improve data quality and customer service, and 3) Automating the IRP and IFTA audits selection process to streamline the audits program. The grant award period runs from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027.

The purpose of this award to the iowa department of transportation is the ITD related travel expenses and improving electronic credentialing projects that will benefit the motor carrier industry by enabling iowas in-person participation in ifta and IRP workshops, which has been invaluable to iowa DOT attendees in the past, as shown by their active role in data quality discussions and initiativesproject 1 objective:the objective of this project is to continue to grow knowledge by attending relevant ifta and IRP workshops. Continue high-level involvement in data quality initiatives and through active participation in relevant ifta and IRP workshops. Seek opportunities to learn and share new system features, best practice guidelines, improved data collection, data use, and necessary awareness to enhance the focus on fmcsa national priorities.project 2 objective:iowa motor vehicle division (MVD) seeks to further upgrade its new IRP and ifta system to include enhanced data entry tools, integrated document management, expanded carrier tools, and additional technical support. As iowa continues to pursue a best-in-class customer experience for its registrants, this project will allow iowa DOT to improve data quality, improve customer service levels, and provide useful tools for its registrants to stay compliant.project 3 objective:iowa seeks to automate the IRP ifta audits selection process to further automate the audits process maintained today. Currently, iowa MVD staff must retrieve data from the system, manually stratify audit candidates and then manually enter selected carriers to begin the audit process. This project will be to configure the IRP ifta audits solution to generate audit samples in accordance with program criteria and state specified parameters.