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Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) - administered by Caltrans for California. The SMART Grants Program provides supplemental funding to rural, midsized, and large communities for demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety.
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Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants | Caltrans Federal and State Programs Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Strenghening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed on November 15, 2021.
The program will offer up to $100 million in grants annually over the next five years and will fund projects that use data and technology to solve real-world challenges facing communities today. The SMART program will fund purpose-driven innovation and focus on building data and technology capacity and expertise.
The Program seeks proposals from public sector entities that will carry out demonstration projects in the following domains to address key transportation priorities: Vehicle technology, like automation and connectivity Systems innovation, like delivery and logistics, traffic signals, smart grid, and data integration< And new ways to monitor and manage infrastructure, like sensors and Unmanned Aircraft Systems The SMART Grants Program is divided into two stages.
These stages are Stage 1: Planning and Prototyping Grants and Stage 2: Implementation Grants. USDOT expects that only recipients of Stage 1 grants will be eligible for Stage 2 grants. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) discretionary grant program with $100 million appropriated annually for fiscal years (FY) 2022-2026.
SMART (Notice of Funding Opportunity) NOFO SMART Illustrative Use Cases For more information concerning this program contact: Emergency Relief and Other Federal Programs Office of Federal Programs Division of Local Assistance California Department of Transportation Email: Daniel. Karavan@dot. ca.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include states, political subdivisions of a state, Tribal governments, public transit agencies or authorities, public toll authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, and groups of two or more …. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows stage 1: up to $2,000,000; Stage 2: up to $15,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program is funded by U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) - administered by Caltrans for California. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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