Performance and Registration Information Systems Management

This program links Federal Motor Carrier Safety information systems with State commercial vehicle registration systems and enables a State to (1) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier or registrant when applying for registration or while th

No Grants were listed for this program in FY2024.

The FMCSA may award these grants to the agencies of States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to 49 U.S.C. 31106(d), FMCSA may use PRISM to fund "other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, or by making grants to, and entering into contracts and cooperative agreements with, States, local governments, associations, institutions, corporations, and other persons."

Eligible applicants include State agencies located in one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Applicants must work on highway traffic safety activities and must demonstrate a capacity to work with highway traffic safety stakeholders.

Letter of Intent indicating State wishes to participate in PRISM together with an application for assistance standard form (SF-424). Submission of a State grant request and PRISM Implementation Plan addressing the program requirements as outlined in the PRISM Implementation Plan.

Financial assistance to States for the implementation of the PRISM program to (A) comply with the program requirements and technical and operational standards; (B) possess or seek the authority to t impose sanctions relating to commercial motor vehicle registration on the basis of a Federal safety fitness determination; and (C) establish and implement a process to cancel the motor vehicle registration and seize the registration plates of a vehicle when an employer is found liable under section 31310 (i)(2)(C) for knowingly allowing or requiring an employee to operate such a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.

The initial grant period of performance is typically 36 months; grant program extensions are allowable with FMCSA's approval.

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. As stated in Section 13 of the FMCSA Financial Assistance General Provisions and Assurances, upon execution of the grant agreement recipients agree to comply with environmental standards which may be prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of environmental quality control measures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. §§ 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal actions to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans under Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-523); and, (h) protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205).

Applicants must register with Grants.gov to apply for funding. Applications should be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided and must be submitted electronically to FMCSA through the Grants.gov website.

The applicant must submit a State PRISM Implementation Plan specifying how the State will meet the program requirements, timeframes for completion, and associated costs of the program.

The amount of the PRISM grant funding allocated to a qualifying State will be determined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) based on the assessed needs of the State, the eligibility of the State, and the availability of funds. Once the State's PRISM Implementation Plan has been approved, the grant will be awarded and the State will be required to sign a grant agreement with FMCSA.

90-120 days of the submission deadline (subject to availability of funds) or as soon thereafter as administratively practicable.

The funds are available for expenditure as stipulated in the grant agreement and the terms and conditions.