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The Fiscal Year 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grant awards totaling nearly $80 million to assist states in improving the security of state-issued driver’s licenses and identification documents were released on June 20, 2008. Each of the 48 states and territories who applied for Fiscal Year 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grants will be awarded a portion of the available funding.
Grants will fund state-specific projects like improving the physical security of licenses, upgrading facility security, and modernizing document imaging and storage. Funding will also be provided for the development and testing of a verification hub that will enable states to query federal and non-federal document-issuing authorities and verify applicant source documents.
The Department awarded $17 million to Missouri to lead the development of the verification hub. Four other states – Florida, Indiana, Nevada, and Wisconsin – will each receive $1.2 million to partner with Missouri for verification hub testing and implementation. Other states and territories will eventually connect to the verification hub and have the capability to verify applicants’ source documents.
| REAL ID Demonstration Grants | |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | Award |
| Alabama |
$500,000 |
| American Samoa |
$300,000 |
| Arizona |
$2,721,110 |
| Arkansas |
$891,887 |
| California |
$3,200,000 |
| Colorado |
$1,169,678 |
| Connecticut |
$1,901,846 |
| Delaware |
$500,000 |
| District of Columbia |
$500,000 |
| Florida |
$3,750,926 ($1.2M to partner with the lead hub State for pilot implementation and verification testing) |
| Georgia |
$2,478,043 |
| Guam |
$300,000 |
| Hawaii |
$470,000 |
| Illinois |
$2,307,808 |
| Indiana |
$3,149,637 ($1.2M to partner with the lead hub State for pilot implementation and verification testing) |
| Iowa |
$1,211,326 |
| Kansas |
$925,026 |
| Kentucky |
$1,003,087 |
| Maine |
$1,023,911 |
| Maryland |
$1,138,000 |
| Massachusetts |
$1,609,635 |
| Michigan |
$2,495,000 |
| Minnesota |
$694,060 |
| Mississippi |
$718,424 |
| Missouri |
$17,548,293 ($17M to Missouri as the lead State for verification hub requirements and development) |
| Nebraska |
$687,188 |
| Nevada |
$2,893,607 ($1.2M to partner with the lead hub State for pilot implementation and verification testing) |
| New Jersey |
$1,287,489 |
| New Mexico |
$500,000 |
| New York |
$2,255,748 |
| North Carolina |
$1,799,000 |
| North Dakota |
$500,000 |
| Ohio |
$1,200,000 |
| Oregon |
$1,169,678 |
| Pennsylvania |
$2,042,800 |
| Puerto Rico |
$300,000 |
| Rhode Island |
$500,000 |
| South Carolina |
$500,000 |
| South Dakota |
$300,000 |
| Tennessee |
$694,060 |
| Texas |
$3,200,000 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
$300,000 |
| Utah |
$1,006,418 |
| Vermont |
$500,000 |
| Virginia |
$2,660,252 |
| West Virginia |
$500,000 |
| Wisconsin |
$2,071,063 ($1.2M to partner with the lead hub State for pilot implementation and verification testing) |
| Wyoming |
$500,000 |
| Total |
$79,875,000 |
This page was last reviewed/modified on August 12, 2008.