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Performance and Registration Information Systems Management

Program Information

Popular name

(PRISM)

Program Number

20.231

Program objective

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 the registration is in effect; and (2) deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of a motor carrier or registrant that has been issued an Out-of-Service (OOS) order by the FMCSA. The PRISM grant program has been consolidated into the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) and High Priority grant programs due to changes in FMCSA’s authorization under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Pub. L. No. § 114-94, §§ 5101(a) and 5101(c) (2015), 49 U.S.C. §§ 31102(a)-(k), 31104 (2016), as amended). Awards are no longer being made under this CFDA; however, pre-existing grants will remain active until project completion and/or period of performance on the individual grant agreements expire. For more information on these changes, visit FMCSA CFDA number 20.218.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    Nineteen grant applications were submitted for a total request of $7,787,356.50. Eighteen grants were awarded for a total of $5,000,000.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

The PRISM Implementation Guide, Procedures Manual, System Specifications, State Training Materials, and other useful information may be obtained from the PRISM website specified below. Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) grants funding authorization was part of the contract authority for information systems codified at 49 U.S.C. 31107.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • U.S. Territories

Additional resources