The Web site state officials say will allow Iowans to track how every penny of Gov. Chet Culver’s $830 million bonding plan is spent has been launched.

The site, ijobsiowa.gov, will be the official home of information about the I-JOBS infrastructure improvement program. In an interview with the Iowa Independent earlier this month, Phil Roeder, Culver’s deputy chief of staff, said the goal of the new site would be to allow citizens to “follow the money from application for funds to how decisions are being made to distribution all the way down to how many jobs it is creating.”

Transparency will be key to the success of the bonding initiative, Roeder said, and that idea not only includes the new Web site but also involves ensuring all business is conducted in public meetings.

At its inaugural meeting June 3, the panel charged with handing out $165 million of the I-JOBS funding established Aug. 3 as the deadline for local governments and non-profit agencies to apply for money. And starting today, the board will begin holding meetings at 10 locations around the state to give local residents an overview of the program.