About RI.gov About RI.gov RI.gov is the official government Web portal for the State of Rhode Island. It’s built by a team dedicated to developing online services to enable citizens or businesses to complete tasks online. Who We Are The RI.gov staff is employed by a private sector company Rhode Island Interactive, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIC USA Inc., a publicly held company and the largest developer of eGovernment solutions in the nation. The State of Rhode Island has a long-term contract with Rhode Island Interactive to manage the RI.gov portal and to grow the number of available Web-based services. What We Do Develop online applications that include searching for data, completing forms, renewing licenses, and paying taxes Design and build Rhode Island government Websites Process credit card and electronic payments on behalf of the state and municipalities Offer consulting services to help improve government Websites and online applications Work with third party vendors and developers to implement online payment solutions by credit card or electronic fund transfers Market online services on behalf of the state to help bring attention to the benefits of online solutions developed by RI.gov Offer phone and email customer service to online service visitors and users How We’re Funded The RI.gov staff is employed by a private sector company Rhode Island Interactive, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIC USA Inc., a publicly held company and the largest developer of eGovernment solutions in the nation. The State of Rhode Island has a long-term contract with Rhode Island Interactive to manage the RI.gov portal and to grow the number of available Web-based services. Certain online services include an enhanced access fee added to the statutory cost of the transaction. These fees are collected and retained by Rhode Island Interactive, a private company under contract with the Department of Administration to build, host and maintain online services. No portion of the enhanced access fee is retained by the state. Oversight of Our Operation The Rhode Island Department of Administration (DOA) and Division of Information Technology (DoIT) manages portal resources and our Master Agreement with the state. This oversight includes setting overall priorities, approving projects, authorizing enhanced access fees and ensuring that the portal utilizes funds in the best interests of long-term growth. About NIC NIC is the leading provider of outsourced eGovernment portals. NIC builds and manages official government Websites and eGovernment services for over 27 states and hundreds of local governments in the United States. You can learn more about these partnerships at www.egov.com. Our Staff RI.gov employs nine staff members in our Providence office and one staff member at the NIC corporate office in Olathe, KS. You can learn more about our team on our staff page. E-Mail: rihelp@egov.com About RI.gov About Awards Gov2Go Pay® RI Interactive Price Staff ABOUT & HELP About RI.gov Awards Sitemap Help OFFICIALS Governor’s Office Lt. Governor’s Office Secretary of State General Treasurer Attorney General MEDIA Blogs Calendars Newsletters RI Photos Press Social Media Voting & Elections ALERTS Missing Children Weather Alerts Threat Level MOBILE 100+ Mobile Ready Services SUBSCRIBER SERVICES I HELP I ALERTS I POLICIES