Department Of Motor Vehicles West Virginia

The Department of Motor Vehicles West Virginia is a state government entity registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since December 2006 and classified as a U.S. State Government business type. As the state's primary motor vehicle regulatory authority, the West Virginia DMV serves the federal government through comprehensive highway safety programming and commercial motor vehicle safety initiatives funded by federal grant awards. The entity has established itself as a critical partner in implementing national transportation safety priorities, working across multiple federal agencies to support behavioral safety countermeasures, data system modernization, and commercial driver licensing compliance.

The West Virginia DMV has executed federal grant awards spanning highway safety, commercial motor vehicle operations, and traffic records enhancement from multiple funding sources. Under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the DMV has received numerous formula grants supporting occupant protection programs, impaired driving countermeasures, distracted driving awareness, motorcyclist safety training, preventing roadside deaths, nonmotorized safety, and state traffic safety information system improvements—all designed to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities through data-driven behavioral countermeasures aligned with the state's triennial highway safety plan. Additionally, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has provided project grants totaling over $1.6 million for maintaining and enhancing the Commercial Vehicle Information Exchange Window (CVIEW) system, supporting the International Registration Plan (IRP) electronic credentialing system, expanding fixed-site e-screening capabilities at interstate locations with automated detection technology, and implementing commercial driver's license program improvements including examiner training and fraud-prevention equipment. The DMV also received substantial funding under NHTSA's State and Community Highway Safety program (Section 402 grants) to conduct coordinated highway safety initiatives addressing multiple behavioral priorities. These grants demonstrate the DMV's ongoing role in delivering critical transportation safety infrastructure, modernizing systems for data accuracy and integrity, and administering federal compliance programs that benefit the motor carrier industry while enhancing roadway safety across West Virginia.