FY 2018 Safety Research Demonstration Program
Agency: DOT - Federal Transit Administration
- 20.530 -- Public Transportation Innovation
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: April 23, 2020
- Closed: March 24, 2020
Award details
- Expected project funding: $7,300,000
- Expected awards: 4
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$7,300,000
- Funding opportunity number:FTA-2020-004-TRI-SRD
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:Yes
- Funding instrument type:
- Cooperative agreement
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Transportation
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: February 19, 2020
- Archive date: April 23, 2020
- Version: 3
Summary
Jump to documentsNotice 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.
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information on eligibility
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FRN_2020-02844.pdf | Federal Register Notice | Feb 19, 2020 03:58 PM UTC |
| SRD_Supplemental_Form.pdf | SRD Supplemental Form | Feb 19, 2020 04:00 PM UTC |
Agency contact information
Email: royweishun.chen@dot.gov
FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
