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CDL Program Improvement Fiscal Year 2011 Awards and Descriptions

Grantee

Amount

Descriptions

Alabama Department of Public Safety

$1,603,686

Upgrade electronic skills testing systems to ensure only qualified individuals are issued a commercial drivers license by providing a secure testing environment, monitoring and preventing manipulation of results. Purge CDL driver histories in accordance with established CDLIS policies; develop, integrate, install, and provide training on software that will allow examiners to update and review CDL driver histories.

Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles

$1,500,000

Integrating the court database and DMV database to improve the timely posting of all convictions; supporting a State-funded effort to implement a central licensing issuance system that includes facial recognition software designed to reduce fraud.

Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

$484,000

Assisting courts convert to electronic case management to allow timely and accurate reporting of CDL convictions.

California Department of Motor Vehicles

$564,895

Supporting project costs for the State's efforts to implement the Integrated Automated Driver Knowledge Testing System (IADKTS).

Colorado Department of Revenue

$478,960

Conducting overt and covert monitoring of CDL skills testers; improving the 10-year history check for CDL applicants; implementing a Unified Network Interface enhancement and establish a user acceptance testing environment; integrating medical certificate into the driver history record and Implementing an expanded name field on CDL records.

Delaware Department of Transportation

$328,728

Implementing upgrades to the State's Unified Network Interface in preparation of the CDLIS modernization conversion; upgrading the State's automated knowledge testing system.

District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles

$718,400

Prevention and detection of fraudulent activities through enhanced implementation of CDL program management control and oversight practices including: implementation of electronic skill testing and customer queuing system, the acquisition/installation of a facial recognition system, and partial funding for overt/covert monitoring.

Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

$877,311

Integrating the medical certificate into the driver history record; partial funding for creating an automated system for scheduling enforcement notifications to CDL holders for non-compliance.

Georgia Department of Driver Services

$327,600

Implement and electronic skills testing that will automate the process of transferring skills test results to the licensing database to protect against fraud and improve efficiency.

Hawaii Department of Transportation

$30,000

Support the information technology components of the State's automated knowledge testing system implementation.

Idaho Transportation Department

$144,103

Supporting costs for the State's automated knowledge testing system.

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

$225,800

Implementing changes necessary to comply with the modernized CDLIS specifications; enhancing electronic conviction processing capabilities; Supporting the State's conversion to a fully-automated knowledge testing system.

Indiana Supreme Court, Division. State Court Administrative, JTAC

$367,101

Expand electronic sharing capacity by enhancing the Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ STARS program and JTAC’s eCWS, INcite and Odyssey systems to allow for electronic transmission of data for Operating While Intoxicated Probable Cause Affidavit and Order of Conditional Probation (SR17).

Iowa Department of Transportation

$184,656

Develop and implement a software system that will purge CDL driver histories in accordance with established CDLIS Procedures, Provide training the officers responsible for conducting overt monitoring activities, implement convert monitoring using the trained officers operating rented commercial motor vehicles, and partial funding for VPN upgrades at skill testing examiner facilities.

Kansas Department of Revenue

$114,680

Improve the prevention and detection of fraudulent activities through CDL management control and oversight practices including; Annual third party/State CDL employee background checks, forensic CDL application audits, generation/ review of CDL exception reports for fraud, monitoring of third party / State CDL application processes, and implementing a fraud reporting hotline/webpage.

Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

$1,500,000

Integrating the medical certificate into the driver history record.

Louisiana - Office of Motor Vehicles

$241,381

Implementing standardized scanning and data entry of court convictions received on paper.

Louisiana Supreme Court - Office of Judicial Administrative

$1,483,418

Developing a case management component to facilitate timely and accurate posting of convictions.

Maine Secretary of State - Bureau of Motor Vehicles

$1,492,260

Implementing changes necessary to comply with the modernized CDLIS specification; implementing an enhanced GPS skills testing system; implementing an automated knowledge testing system; establishing an interface between the State's judicial branch and the MVA to allow electronic exchange of conviction information.

Maryland Motor Vehicle Administrative

$50,000

Develop automated receipt and tracking system for medical certificates to comply with the Med Cert rule.

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Division

$78,367

Implementing the AAMVA 2005 CDL Skills Testing System.

Michigan Department of State

$183,454

Implementing programming changes necessary to comply with CDL regulations.

Minnesota Department of Public Safety

$1,704,200

Improving driver history record data quality, complying with history linkages and mapping requirements, reducing driver history record errors; implementing the modernized CDLIS specifications; improving CDL skills testing.

Mississippi Department of Public Safety

$749,625

Conducting enhanced overt and covert monitoring of CDL testing and reinstatement procedures; upgrading the State's automated knowledge testing system; Installing audio and visual surveillance equipment at 10 CDL issuance and reinstatement sites.

Missouri Department of Revenue

$221,400

Fraud detection and prevention through the implementation of automated skills testing equipment. The project calls for thirty two testing systems, software, and scanners.

Montana Department of Justice - Motor Vehicle Division

$108,560

Enhancing the State's electronic conviction processing system; distributing revised uniform citation forms with CDL indicators to law enforcement agencies.

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles

$910,509

CDLIS Modernization - Upgrade existing systems to support new transaction functionality and information, revise existing applications, support backwards compatibility with the AAMVA central Site during transition, complete AAMVA Structured Testing and complete FMCSA certification. Implementing the AAMVA 2005 skills testing model.

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

$1,500,000

Implementing programming changes necessary to conform to the AAMVA Code Dictionary; conducting judicial training; supporting the State's efforts to enhance their driver licensing system; partial funding to support the State's efforts to implement facial recognition software to search for fraudulent CDLs.

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department Motor Vehicle Division

$300,000

Updating the CDL driver's and examiner's manual; Implementing an automated skills testing system; supporting the State's CDL unit and helpdesk personnel.

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

$846,990

Develop and implement an automated processing system to support higher volume demands for merging multiple license records of CDL holders. This system will perform automated review of motorist activity on the merged records, which could result in additional sanctions against CDL drivers found to have multiple licenses through the State’s facial recognitions system.

North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles

$292,020

Conducting overt and covert monitoring of CDL skills testers, provide remedial training for examiners, conducting driver recalls.

North Dakota Department of Transportation

$349,131

Implementing an automated CDL skills testing system.

Ohio Department of Public Safety

$839,000

Upgrading the State's Unified Network Interface; implementing a more standardized testing environment to facilitate testing-to-production conversion; implementing a .NET platform for CDLIS-related programming modules; enhancing the State's data management and record retention policies to comply with FMCSA policies; implementing enhanced privacy and information security protocols for the State's information database; conducting CDLIS training to State and contractor personnel.

Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services

$1,500,000

Implementing programming changes necessary to comply with the CDLIS 5.2 specifications; conducting a six month pilot of the FMCSA-funded eCDL automated skills testing system; installation of visual surveillance equipment in CDL knowledge testing areas; supporting the State's efforts to upgrade its automated knowledge testing system.

Pennsylvania DOT Safety Administrative

$353,958

Conducting overt and covert auditing of skills testing; enhancing State testing sites to comply with the AAMVA 2005 Test System; supporting the State's automated knowledge testing system; implementing automated knowledge testing in 8 additional languages.

Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles

$550,000

Implementing a facial recognition system to detect fraudulent CDLs; implementing a document verification and image retention system for supporting documents examined at license issuance.

South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

$174,994

Implementing a Help Desk tracking contact tracking system; conducting covert monitoring of State examiners; conducting skills test training classes for examiners and monitor third party examiners (including audits, random recalls, and skills performance evaluations). Implement business process to comply with CLP rule: Restriction Code, 14 day hold, permit endorsements, and training.

South Dakota Department of Public Safety

$21,064

Supporting the State's pilot project of a virtual co-scoring testing system.

Tennessee Department of Safety

$551,650

Implementing the programming changes for Integrating the medical certificate into the driver history record and comply with the modernized CDLIS specification; improving the timeliness of conviction processing; converting the State's existing database for CDL records from IMS2 to DB2; implementing the hazardous materials endorsement programming improvements.

Utah Department of Public Safety

$277,005

Improving the timeliness of conviction posting; implementing changes that will allow for fully-automated conviction and withdrawal exchange via CDLIS; implementing new restriction codes in programming and on license documents; conducting overt and covert operations.

Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Motor Vehicles

$456,917

Compliance with CLP Rule; develop and implement business process for adding restrictions to CLP, removing photos, add required statements, legal presence, renewal transactions, manual transmission, and host system for upgrading when skills test is required.

Washington State Department of Licensing

$277,071

Fraud Prevention - Facial Recognition System and CDL integrity project to ensure applicants do not have more than one identity in the system and to conduct back-end record reviews and investigations.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

$707,911

Conducting audits of skills testing examiners; partial funding to support implementation of Traffic and Criminal Software program; partial funding of the State's third party oversight and monitoring program; partial funding to support installing visual surveillance equipment in CDL knowledge testing areas. Note: Partial funding for all projects totals comprises the reduced award amount.

Other Entities

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration

$1,602,333

Supporting the exchange of data with Canada via the Interprovincial Record Exchange Bridge; providing access to CDLIS to roadside commercial enforcement officers; providing States with training for information technology requirements and programs; conducting CDL Coordinators and CDL IT Users meetings and workshops; conducting CDL skills testing training for examiners and examiner-trainers.

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration

$1,121,668

Increasing law enforcement participation at a driver licensing conference; supporting operation and outreach for the Commercial Skills Testing Information Management System; conducting CDL skills testing training for examiners and examiner-trainers.

National Association of District Attorneys

$217,782

Enhance curriculum for NDAA developed CDL training for each State’s Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor. Increase the duration of the training by 1½ days to include allied professionals from, IACP, NAS, AAMVA, CVSA, NJC, NCSC, and FMCSA for a symposium of current issues, best practices, and strategies under the heading “ Commercial Drivers License: Working Together to Save Lives Through Improved Safety Strategies.”

National Association of District Attorneys

$544,385

Conducting a strategic development meeting for Traffic Resource Prosecutors; providing CDL and CMV training and technical support for prosecutors and law enforcement.

National Association of District Attorneys

$97,907

Conducting a strategic development meeting for Traffic Resource Prosecutors.

The National Judicial College

$457,351

Commercial drivers license resources for judges and other court service professionals providing specialized seminar training to judges and adjudicators on CDL requirements, live training and web based.

National Center for State Courts

$287,769

Establishing and distributing State conviction processing best practices.


TOTAL
$30,000,000

 
 
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