Integrated Mobility Innovation Demonstration Program

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 $15 million of Fiscal Year 2017 and Fiscal Year 2018 research funds for eligible projects. Synopses and full announcement are posted on Grants.gov and Federal Register as opportunity FTA-2019-008-TRI. The Integrated Mobility Innovation Demonstration program’s primary purpose is to fund projects that demonstrate innovative, effective approaches, practices, partnerships, and technologies to enhance public transportation effectiveness, increase efficiency, expand quality, promote safety, and improve the traveler’s experience. This NOFO integrates three distinct areas of inquiry: Mobility on Demand (MOD) and Sandbox demonstrations; FTA’s Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR); and Mobility Payment Integration (MPI) to allow applicants to comprehensively plan multiple areas of mobility research.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
State governments
City or township governments
County governments

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Providers of public transportation, including public transportation agencies, state/local government DOTs, and federally recognized Indian tribes.

Grantor contact information

Description

Mr. Hendrik Opstelten Phone 202-366-8094

Email

Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation

hendrik.opstelten@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
imi-supplemental-form-2019.pdf	Supplemental Form	May 8, 2019 07:51 PM UTC
FRN_IMI_2019-09269.pdf	Federal Register	May 8, 2019 07:50 PM UTC

Link to additional information

FTA Funding Opportunity

Archived: September 5, 2019

Application process

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Award

$15,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FTA-2019-008-TRI

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:

Posted date:

May 8, 2019

Archive date:

September 5, 2019