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FY23-FY24 Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Program

Agency: DOT Federal Highway Administration

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  • 20.200 -- Highway Research and Development Program

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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NEW! (10/25/2024) SELECTIONS MADE: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced the selection of 20 projects to receive grant awards under the Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) FY 2023-24 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) 693JJ324NF00005. The announcement and the selected projects can be found online:


INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than $96 Million in Advanced Technology Grants to Improve Safety and Reduce Travel Times | FHWA


For more information visit: FY 2023-2024 Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) - Office of Operations - FHWA.

(Full website: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/ATTAIN/fy2023-2024/awards/index.htm)


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NOFO Amendment 2 (12/11/2023): Amendment 2 to the subject NOFO has been added to the "Related documents" tab. This amendment adds the recording information and slide deck for the informational webinar conducted in 12/06/2023 webinar.


Additionally, please see the following information to access the webinar recording:

 


THE WEBINAR RECORDING FROM THE DECEMBER 06, 2023 WEBINAR IS AVAILABLE AT:


LINK: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/rec/share/G8u8E7UzNwhKmjkW8e999upthmS23IxxgAjQz6-vztfjFqq9ViT-YcZk-P90w_OX.pC7jdNcDLvTyIkx9?startTime=1701880215000

 

PASSCODE: U6&Fp7.4



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NOFO Amendment 1 (11/21/2023): Amendment 1 to the subject NOFO has been added to the "Related documents" tab. This amendment includes information on date, time, and registration instructions for this NOFO's informational webinar. Please see the following summary:


INFORMATIONAL SESSION: ATTAIN PROGRAM

 

SESSION:    Virtual Webcast: Background and Application Information for the ATTAIN Program

DATE:           December 06, 2023

TIME:            11:30 am Eastern Time

 

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_QAqSX6tCTv6Y8U25TiCe5w



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Original NOFO Posting (11/20/2023): The FHWA hereby requests applications to result in awards to eligible entities to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment. These model deployments are expected to provide benefits in the form of:

 

•    reduced traffic-related fatalities and injuries;

•    reduced traffic congestion and improved travel time reliability;

•    reduced transportation-related emissions;

•    optimized multimodal system performance;

•    improved access to transportation alternatives, including for underserved populations;

•    improved integration of payment systems;

•    public access to real-time integrated traffic, transit, and multimodal transportation information to make informed travel decisions;

•    cost savings to transportation agencies, businesses, and the traveling public; or

•    other benefits to transportation users and the general public.

(23 U.S.C. § 503(c)(4))

 

This competitive ATTAIN Program will promote the use of innovative transportation solutions. The deployment of these technologies will provide Congress and FHWA with valuable real-life data and feedback to inform future decision-making.


Up to $120 million ($60 million for FY 2023 and $60 million for FY 2024) is set aside per section 503(c)(4)(I) of Title 23, U.S.C., for the ATTAIN Program to fund grants under this NOFO. The amount of ATTAIN funding available for award and obligation is reduced from the authorized set-aside level based on the imposition of the Federal-aid Highway Program obligation limitation contained in each fiscal year’s annual appropriations act. The amount is also subject to a set-aside of up to $2 million for FHWA administrative expenses each fiscal year. For FY 2023, based on the obligation limitation calculations, the amount available for award is up to $52,680,000 prior to the administrative expenses set-aside (up to $50,680,000 with the full administrative expenses set-aside). The amount available for award for FY 2024 will be determined upon enactment of the FY 2024 annual appropriations act.


Refer to the "Related Documents" tab for the full text of the NOFO & a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the program..

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are State or local governments, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), or other political subdivisions of a State or local government (such as publicly owned toll or port authorities), or a multijurisdictional group or consortia of research institutions or academic institutions. Partnership with the private sector or public agencies, including multimodal and multijurisdictional entities, research institutions, organizations representing transportation and technology leaders, or other transportation stakeholders, and as discussed in Section D.2 of this NOFO, applicants are required to include a partnership plan in the technical application.Typically, a consortium is a meaningful arrangement with all members involved in planning the overall direction of the group’s activities and participating in most aspects of the group; the consortium is a long-term relationship intended to last the full life of the grant. Any application submitted by a sole research or academic institution that is not part of a consortium will not be considered for selection.Note: A multijurisdictional group is any combination of State governments, local governments, metropolitan planning agencies, transit agencies, or other political subdivisions of a State for which each member of the group has signed a written agreement to implement the ATTAIN Program across jurisdictional boundaries and is an eligible entity under this paragraph.

Grantor contact information

Description

Ryan J Buck Agreement Officer

Email

ATTAIN@dot.gov

ATTAIN@dot.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
ATTIMD_ATTAIN_FYs_2023_2024_NOFO_693JJ324NF00005_Amendment_2.pdf
ATTIMD - ATTAIN - FY23 - FY24 NOFO 693JJ324NF00005, Amendment 2
Dec 11, 2023 09:22 PM UTC
2023-24_ATTAIN_NOFO_Webinar-Presentation_Slides.pdf
2023-24 ATTAIN NOFO Webinar-Presentation_Slides
Dec 11, 2023 09:23 PM UTC
FY23_-_FY24_ATTAIN_NOFO_693JJ324NF00005_-_11.20.2023.pdf
FY23 - FY24 ATTAIN NOFO 693JJ324NF00005 - 11.20.2023
Nov 20, 2023 06:23 PM UTC
FY23_-_FY24_ATTAIN_NOFO_FAQs.pdf
FY23 - FY24 ATTAIN NOFO FAQs
Nov 20, 2023 04:43 PM UTC
ATTIMD_-_ATTAIN_-_FY23_-_FY24_NOFO_693JJ324NF00005_Amendment_1.pdf
ATTIMD - ATTAIN - FY23 - FY24 NOFO 693JJ324NF00005, Amendment 1
Nov 21, 2023 08:42 PM UTC

Link to additional information

ATTAIN Program Fact Sheet

Archived: January 31, 2025

Application process

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Award

$120,000,000

Program Funding

20

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$12,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

693JJ324NF00005

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

5

Posted date:

November 20, 2023

Archive date:

January 31, 2025

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