The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking applications for its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety.
Donor Name: Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/18/2022
Grant Size: $2,000,000
Grant Duration: 18 months
Details:
The SMART Grants Program funds purpose-driven innovation to build data and technology capacity and expertise for State, local, and Tribal governments. Communities should target their real-world challenges where the use of new technologies and approaches can create benefits.
Which Projects are Eligible?
A SMART grant may be used to carry out a project that demonstrates at least one of the following:
- Coordinated automation
- Connected vehicles
- Sensors
- Systems integration
- Delivery/logistics
- Innovative aviation
- Smart grid
- Traffic signals
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Award Floor: $0
- The estimated period of performance is 18 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for the SMART Grants Program include: a State; a political subdivision of a State; a federally recognized Tribal government; a public transit agency or authority; a public toll authority; a metropolitan planning organization; or a group of two or more eligible entities listed applying through a single lead applicant.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.