Innovations in Transit Public Safety

Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration

20.530 -- Public Transportation Innovation

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of $2 millionin funding provided under the Public Transportation Innovation Program, asauthorized by 49 U.S.C. § 5312, as amended by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act(FAST), Public Law 114-94 (December 4, 2015). This is a national solicitationfor project proposals and includes the selection criteria and programeligibility information for Fiscal Year 2019 projects. The primary purpose ofthese competitively selected grants is to identify innovative solutions toreduce or eliminate human trafficking occurring on transit systems, protecttransit operators from the risk of assault, and reduce crime on public transitvehicles and facilities.

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Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Government

State governments
County governments
City or township governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

See "Eligibility" for more clarification.Providers of public transportation; a consortium of entities, including a provider of public transportation, that will share costs, risks, and rewards of early deployment and demonstration of innovation.

Grantor contact information

Description

Dakisha Spratling Office of Transit Safety and Oversight (202) 366-2530

Email

FTAPublicSafety@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Fr_Doc_2019-06071.pdf	Federal Register	Mar 29, 2019 12:11 PM UTC
FTA-2019-006-TSO_Innovations_in_Transit_Public_Safety_Supplemental_Form.pdf	Supplemental Form	Apr 13, 2019 06:51 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity

Archived: June 27, 2019

Application process

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Award

$2,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$25,000

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2019-006-TSO

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

March 29, 2019

Archive date:

June 27, 2019