National Driver Register
Active
- Assistance listing
- 20.606
- Agency
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Transportation
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- National Driver Register (NDR)
- Treasury accounts
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- 69-0670-0-1-401
- 69-8016-0-7-401
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awards assistance under the National Driver Register program (CFDA 20.606) to organizations representing state interests in managing and operating the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS), a computerized database of individuals whose motor vehicle driving privileges have been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied, or who have been convicted of serious traffic offenses; NHTSA issues assistance every five years.
The program funds the management, administration, and operation of the PDPS IT system and user assistance functions that enable state chief driver licensing officials to exchange motor vehicle driving record information. This is a single-award program structure—NHTSA selects one awardee per funding cycle to serve as the organization managing and operating the system on behalf of participating states.
NHTSA evaluates applications using three equally weighted factors: Technical Plan, Personnel Qualifications and Organization, and Cost and Budget Evaluation. Applications are typically due 45 days after NOFO issuance, with award decisions rendered one to three months after submission. Recipients must comply with 2 CFR 200 audit and record-retention requirements.
The source does not report recent grant awards, award amounts, or open grant opportunities. The five-year funding cycle and lack of posted opportunity information suggest the program is not currently in an active solicitation window. Organizations interested in pursuing this funding should monitor NHTSA's grants portal and Grants.gov for the next NOFO issuance, which would trigger the 45-day application window. This program is administratively straightforward but has a narrow applicant pool—only organizations capable of representing state driver licensing interests and managing a national IT infrastructure at scale are competitive.
Objective and description
- Objective
The NDR maintains the computerized database known as the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) which contains information on individuals whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied or who have been convi
- Description
The purpose of the NDR is to assist chief driver licensing officials of participating States in exchanging information about the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. NHTSA is authorized by statute to enter into an agreement with an organization that represents the interests of the states to provide services to States to manage, administer, and operate the NDR's IT system and user assistance functions.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Designations: an organization that represents the interests of the States.
- Beneficiary eligibility
The beneficiary eligibility is the same as the applicant eligibility.
- Uses of assistance
The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to assist AAMVA with providing a help desk for its member jurisdictions (covering all 50 states and DC) that use the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) system. The AAMVA help desk serves as a focal point for the identification of system problems and assists the jurisdictions, individually and collectively, in resolving problems related to PDPS operation. The AAMVA help desk also performs testing of application changes to ensure systems continue to provide the information jurisdictions require daily. In addition, the AAMVA help desk provides PDPS related training and documentation to its members. The help desk personnel will be primarily AAMVA employees that will perform activities such as reporting and monitoring problems, providing procedural information, monitoring system availability, producing documentation, and testing system changes.
- Use restrictions
Funds are restricted to activities that directly support the exchange of driver record information under 49 U.S.C. § 30302. Recipients must comply with all NHTSA data security and privacy protocols for the PDPS database.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The length of assistance is up to 5 years.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
NHTSA evaluated and scored the application using the evaluation criteria below. Evaluation Factors 1 through 3 are weighted equally: Technical Plan, Personnel Qualifications/Organization, Cost/Budget Evaluation,
- Award procedure
NHTSA evaluates applications and selects the awardee in accordance with the NOFO stated criteria(s).
- Deadlines
Deadlines-An application is typically due 45-days after the issuance of a NOFO.
- Time to approval or disapproval
One to three months (60 to 120 days) after application submittal.
- Renewals
NHTSA issues assistance every five years.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 20.606?
Assistance Listing 20.606 is National Driver Register, a federal grant program run by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Department of Transportation).
What is the CFDA number for National Driver Register?
Its CFDA number is 20.606: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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