The purpose of this award to the iowa department of transportation (DOT) are the cview system operations and the expanded ITD operations and maintenance (o & m) projects

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded the Iowa Department of Transportation $570,000 on December 1, 2025, under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to fund two projects through September 30, 2030.

Project 1, funded at $90,000, supports continuous operation and functionality of the CVIEW system, which exchanges interstate motor carrier information with the SAFER database. The system ensures law enforcement in Iowa and other states maintain current data on motor carrier operating authority, fleet details, and related information while complying with information change requirements.

Project 2 funds operations and maintenance for Iowa's integrated transportation data systems, including PRISM (Performance and Registration Information Systems Management), IFTA (International Fuel Tax Administration), and IRP compliance systems. These systems connect directly to roadside enforcement, TRACS application (state inspection software), and the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System via web services. The funding ensures continued system functionality, compliance, and data integrity.

Place of performance is Iowa.

Project 1 objective: iowa DOT uses a cview to exchange interstate information with safer. The system ensures that law enforcement in iowa and other states have the most current information on motor carrier operating authority, fleet details and other information. This project will ensure continuous operation and functionality of cview for iowa to comply with all information change requirements with safer ($90,000.) project 2 objective: iowa is requesting funding for o & m to provide for the continued ability to maintain, monitor and improve ITD, performance and registration information systems management (prism), international fuel tax administration (ifta) and IRP associated compliance requirements. These systems have direct connections to roadside enforcement, tracs application (state inspection software) and to national law enforcement telecommunications system (nlets) via webservices. IT will ensure compliance and data integrity.