The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is planning to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) for Off Hours Freight Delivery technical assistance projects. The grant aims to study off-hours goods movement in urban areas to alleviate congestion and improve air quality. The grant requires collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency and the European Commission. The grant will have a cost share requirement of $100,000 each from the federal government and the applicant. Interested parties should monitor www.grants.gov for the upcoming RFA expected to be published around October/November 2014. Closing date for applications is November 30, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 263868
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOI-15-OFF-HOURS-FREIGHT-DELIVERY |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Intent – Off Hours Freight Delivery |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.200 — Highway Research and Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 03, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 30, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 30, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In accordance with 23 U.S.C. 502(b)(3), the request for application is open the following entities: the National Academy of Sciences, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, any Federal laboratory, Federal agency, State agency, authority, association, institution, for-profit, or non-profit corporation, organization, foreign country, or any other person.” |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Description: | This Notice of Intent (NOI) is issued so that interested parties are aware of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) intention to issue a (RFA) in the near term, but is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), (FHWA) will award one or more cooperative agreement(s) for Off Hours Freight Delivery technical assistance project(s) to explore the efficacy of implementing off-hours goods movement and delivery programs in small to medium size urban areas with emerging or growing congestion problems. Working with the Environmental Protection Agency, the pilot shall look at how truck deliveries made outside of peak and rush hours when there is less traffic on the highways can save time and money for freight carriers, improve air quality and create more sustainable and livable cities. FHWA expects applicants to collaborate with the European Commission (EC) on similar projects. The Office of Acquisition and Grants Management anticipates publishing the Request for Applications (RFA) on or about October/November 2014. All of the information contained in this notice is subject to change. This NOI does not include an RFA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of FHWAs intent to publish an RFA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the RFA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.
This requirement when posted will have a 50/50 cost share requirement. $100,000 (Federal Share) and $100,000 (Cost Share). |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
BRANDON LORTHRIDGE
CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 202-366-5507 Email:BRANDON.LORTHRIDGE@DOT.GOV |
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