Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE)

• The RISE fund was created in 1985 by the Iowa General Assembly to promote economic development in Iowa through construction or improvement of roads and streets. It is funded by a 1.75-cent-per-gallon motor fuel tax.
• RISE funding assists the efforts of local communities to attract industries to Iowa, as well as to expand existing ones. Twenty-five projects were awarded funding in FY 2007 and 34 in FY 2008.
• Since its beginning, RISE has assisted in creating or retaining almost 49,710 jobs, and supported $14.8 billion in associated capital investment. (June 2009)
• Since the program originated, more than $299.5 million in RISE funding has been approved by the Iowa Transportation Commission for 706 projects. (June 2009)