MOBILITY EQUITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE
Millions of Americans have few or no transportation choices.
The design of our cities, towns, suburbs, and neighborhoods, and investments in transportation infrastructure heavily influence peoples’ access to mobility choices.
Decisions that federal, regional, state, local, and Tribal governments have made— including ones made decades ago—have shaped our current transportation landscape and as a result, in many parts of the United States driving a personal vehicle is the only mobility option.
These decisions have also often caused disproportionate environmental and health impacts on low-income, minority, and underserved communities and deprived them of investments in accessible, affordable, low-carbon transportation options.
Research and technology advancements are needed to address these longstanding mobility inequities.
Bringing together progress in enabling technologies like telecommunications, data analysis, and clean energy with innovations in connectivity, business models, and service design creates new opportunities for people to get where they need to go, when they want to get there, safely and at a price they can afford.
Research and development of such technologies can expand access and improve mobility for all Americans.
Through this NOFO, U. S. DOT seeks to advance research and technologies that support the Department’s goal of expanding accessibility and mobility to underserved communities, including people with disabilities, older Americans, and rural and disadvantaged communities.
Further, U. S. DOT is seeking proposals that will produce research results and tools that build on or complement existing data and systems such as those found on https://equity- data.dot.gov/.
The design of our cities, towns, suburbs, and neighborhoods, and investments in transportation infrastructure heavily influence peoples’ access to mobility choices.
Decisions that federal, regional, state, local, and Tribal governments have made— including ones made decades ago—have shaped our current transportation landscape and as a result, in many parts of the United States driving a personal vehicle is the only mobility option.
These decisions have also often caused disproportionate environmental and health impacts on low-income, minority, and underserved communities and deprived them of investments in accessible, affordable, low-carbon transportation options.
Research and technology advancements are needed to address these longstanding mobility inequities.
Bringing together progress in enabling technologies like telecommunications, data analysis, and clean energy with innovations in connectivity, business models, and service design creates new opportunities for people to get where they need to go, when they want to get there, safely and at a price they can afford.
Research and development of such technologies can expand access and improve mobility for all Americans.
Through this NOFO, U. S. DOT seeks to advance research and technologies that support the Department’s goal of expanding accessibility and mobility to underserved communities, including people with disabilities, older Americans, and rural and disadvantaged communities.
Further, U. S. DOT is seeking proposals that will produce research results and tools that build on or complement existing data and systems such as those found on https://equity- data.dot.gov/.
Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: 69A355 Research and Technology
Estimated Funding: $2,970,000
Office: 69A355 Research and Technology
Estimated Funding: $2,970,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
NSF Publication 24-523
Additional Information of Eligibility:
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - The proposal must be submitted by Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., that are not currently classified as a Doctoral University with “Very High Research Activity” (R1 institutions) according to the 2021 Carnegie Classification update: https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/.
These include two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members.
Eligibility is based on the classification on the date of proposal submission deadline.
All U.S.-based accredited Institutions of Higher Education, including R1 institutions, are eligible to be named a subawardee (partner) institutions.
Funding of partnering institutions must be requested via subawards; separately submitted collaborative proposals are not permitted.
The total amount of funding to subawardee institutions is limited to no more than 30% of the total award amount.
*Who May Serve as PI: By the submission deadline, the Principal Investigator must hold either: <ul type="disc"> <li>a tenured or tenure-track position, or</li> <li>a full-time, paid appointment to a research or teaching position</li> </ul> at a U.S.-based campus of an IHE eligible to submit to this solicitation, as described in detail in the 'Eligible Institutions of Higher Education' section.
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Date Posted:
2024-01-05
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Archive Date:
2024-05-01
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