FY 2018 Safety Research Demonstration Program
Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY2018 Safety Research and Demonstration (SRD) Program.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $ 7. 3 Million Public Transportation Innovation funds to demonstrate and evaluate innovative technologies, safer designs and/or practices to improve rail transit safety.FTA is seeking to fund cooperative agreements to engage in demonstrations that will improve the operational safety of rail transit services in the U. S. FTA is particularly interested in proposals to prevent and mitigate suicide and trespassing hazards on rail transit systems, and proposals to improve the operational safety of shared corridor fixed guideway systems, including highway-rail grade crossing safety.
FTA intends to award multiple SRD demonstration projects under this announcement.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $ 7. 3 Million Public Transportation Innovation funds to demonstrate and evaluate innovative technologies, safer designs and/or practices to improve rail transit safety.FTA is seeking to fund cooperative agreements to engage in demonstrations that will improve the operational safety of rail transit services in the U. S. FTA is particularly interested in proposals to prevent and mitigate suicide and trespassing hazards on rail transit systems, and proposals to improve the operational safety of shared corridor fixed guideway systems, including highway-rail grade crossing safety.
FTA intends to award multiple SRD demonstration projects under this announcement.
Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Estimated Funding: $7,300,000
Office: DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Estimated Funding: $7,300,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
FTA NOFO Website
Additional Information of Eligibility:
An eligible lead applicant under this notice must be an existing FTA grant recipient and eligible project partners and sub-recipients under this program may include, but are not limited to, providers of public transportation; State and local governmental entities; departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government, including Federal laboratories; private or non-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; and technical and community colleges.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/applying/notices-funding/safety-research-and-demonstration-program-2020-notice-funding
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-02-19
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2020-04-23
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