FY20 Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (Rail Safety IDEA)
Agency: DOT - Federal Railroad Administration
Assistance Listings
- 20.313 -- Railroad Research and Development
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: July 19, 2020
- Closed: June 19, 2020
No Explanation
Award details
- Expected project funding: $400,000
- Expected awards: 1
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$400,000
- Funding opportunity number:FR-RRD-20-002
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Transportation
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: May 26, 2020
- Archive date: July 19, 2020
- Version: 2
Summary
Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs explore promising but unproven concepts with the potential to advance specific surface transportation systems. The Rail Safety IDEA program investigates innovative concepts and methods to improve safety and performance of railroads.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) endeavors to provide funding for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to continue to carry out the Rail Safety IDEA program. FRA funding for the Safety IDEA program has been provided since October 2002. FRA joined the Federal...
Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), as a joint sponsor of the Safety IDEA program. FMCSA has been funding the Safety IDEA program since the program started in October 2001. In 2013, the Rail Safety IDEA program has become completely independent and separate from the FMCSA; therefore, all projects funded by this Grant must be railroad related projects.
The Rail Safety IDEA programs explore innovative concepts that are initiated and proposed by researchers, inventors, universities, or companies, both within and outside the usual transportation research community.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information on eligibility
The National Academy of Sciences is the only entity eligible to apply.
Documents
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