Tuesday April 19, 2016
MOBOTREX MINUTE

Federal Highway Administration Grant Request

The Federal Highway Administration will award grants for the development of model deployment sites for large scale installation and advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, efficiency, system performance, and  infrastructure. Applications are due on June 3 by 3 p.m. This initiative is funded for fiscal years (FY) 2016 through 2020 at $60 million per FY.  FHWA will make five to ten  awards not exceeding $12 million each.  Awards may be used for the following:

  • Transportation system performance data collection, analysis, and dissemination systems
  •  Integration of intelligent transportation systems with the Smart Grid and other energy distribution and charging systems  
  •  Advanced traveler information systems  
  •    Advanced transportation management technologies

For more details on how to apply for these grants, click here.

  

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