The United States Department of Transportation is offering the Smart City Challenge Grant to select finalists such as City of Austin, Columbus, and others. This grant aims to support cities in implementing creative solutions to transportation and urban challenges. With up to $40 million in funding, the grant seeks proposals that utilize advanced data and intelligent transportation systems to improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability in urban areas. The goal is to showcase innovative approaches that address congestion, climate change, and equity issues while promoting economic growth and community development. Finalists will be able to apply for funding to implement their proposed smart city demonstrations.
Opportunity ID: 280384
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTFH6116RA00002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.200 — Highway Research and Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 07, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 04, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists. • City of Austin, TX• City of Columbus, OH• City and County of Denver, CO• City of Kansas City, MO• City of Pittsburgh, PA• City of Portland, OR• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Description: | The Smart City Challenge NOFO Phase 2 is available online at https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/nofo-phase-2.Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists only. Applications will not be accepted for consideration for organizations other than the following seven Smart City Challenge Finalists: • City of Austin, TX• City of Columbus, OH• City and County of Denver, CO• City of Kansas City, MO• City of Pittsburgh, PA• City of Portland, OR• San Francisco Municipal Transportation AgencyThe United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is encouraging cities to put forward their best and most creative ideas for innovatively addressing the challenges they are facing. The vision of the Smart City Challenge is to demonstrate and evaluate a holistic, integrated approach to improving surface transportation performance within a city and integrating this approach with other smart city domains such as public safety, public services, and energy. The USDOT intends for this challenge to address how emerging transportation data, technologies, and applications can not only be integrated with existing systems in a city to address transportation challenges, but used to spur reinvestment in underserved communities. The USDOT seeks bold and innovative ideas for proposed demonstrations to effectively test, evaluate, and demonstrate the significant benefits of smart city concepts.The USDOT will make an award of up to $40 Million for one city that can demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies and applications can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, use energy more efficiently, respond to climate change, both connect and create opportunities for underserved communities, and support economic vitality. The USDOT issued two separate solicitations to carry out this challenge. The first solicitation resulted in selection of seven Smart City Challenge Finalists who received funding to support concept development and planning activities. This follow-on second solicitation invites the Smart City Challenge Finalists to apply for funding to support implementation of their proposed demonstration. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sarah Tarpgaard
Contracting Officer Phone 202-366-5750 Email:sarah.tarpgaard@dot.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| This synopsis is modified to include NOFO Amendment 1 dated 4/18/2016 to the Smart City Challenge NOFO Phase 2. The NOFO and the NOFO Amendment 1 are available online at https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/nofo-phase-2. Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists only. Applications will not be accepted for consideration for organizations other than the following seven Smart City Challenge Finalists: • City of Austin, TX• City of Columbus, OH• City and County of Denver, CO• City of Kansas City, MO• City of Pittsburgh, PA• City of Portland, OR• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency / The City of San Francisco. Please see the tab Supporting Documents to view the Amendment 1, or view the NOFO and Amendment 1 at https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/nofo-phase-2. | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| This synopsis modification is issued to post the Smart City Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Phase 2 document. The Smart City Challenge NOFO Phase 2 is available online at https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/nofo-phase-2.
The Phase 2 NOFO is a limited competition with eligibility restricted to only the seven Smart City Challenge Finalists. Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists. |
Apr 29, 2016 | |
| This funding opportunity synopsis is modified to post the Smart City Challenge Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Phase 2. Eligibility for this Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists: • City of Austin, TX • City of Columbus, OH • City and County of Denver, CO • City of Kansas City, MO • City of Pittsburgh, PA • City of Portland, OR • San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |
Mar 29, 2016 | |
| Mar 29, 2016 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTFH6116RA00002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.200 — Highway Research and Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 07, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 04, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists. • City of Austin, TX• City of Columbus, OH• City and County of Denver, CO• City of Kansas City, MO• City of Pittsburgh, PA• City of Portland, OR• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Description: | The Smart City Challenge NOFO Phase 2 is available online at https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/nofo-phase-2.Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists only. Applications will not be accepted for consideration for organizations other than the following seven Smart City Challenge Finalists: • City of Austin, TX• City of Columbus, OH• City and County of Denver, CO• City of Kansas City, MO• City of Pittsburgh, PA• City of Portland, OR• San Francisco Municipal Transportation AgencyThe United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is encouraging cities to put forward their best and most creative ideas for innovatively addressing the challenges they are facing. The vision of the Smart City Challenge is to demonstrate and evaluate a holistic, integrated approach to improving surface transportation performance within a city and integrating this approach with other smart city domains such as public safety, public services, and energy. The USDOT intends for this challenge to address how emerging transportation data, technologies, and applications can not only be integrated with existing systems in a city to address transportation challenges, but used to spur reinvestment in underserved communities. The USDOT seeks bold and innovative ideas for proposed demonstrations to effectively test, evaluate, and demonstrate the significant benefits of smart city concepts.The USDOT will make an award of up to $40 Million for one city that can demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies and applications can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, use energy more efficiently, respond to climate change, both connect and create opportunities for underserved communities, and support economic vitality. The USDOT issued two separate solicitations to carry out this challenge. The first solicitation resulted in selection of seven Smart City Challenge Finalists who received funding to support concept development and planning activities. This follow-on second solicitation invites the Smart City Challenge Finalists to apply for funding to support implementation of their proposed demonstration. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sarah Tarpgaard
Contracting Officer Phone 202-366-5750 Email:sarah.tarpgaard@dot.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTFH6116RA00002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.200 — Highway Research and Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 24, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists. • City of Austin, TX • City of Columbus, OH • City and County of Denver, CO • City of Kansas City, MO • City of Pittsburgh, PA • City of Portland, OR • San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Description: | The Smart City Challenge NOFO Phase 2 is available online at https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/nofo-phase-2.
Eligibility for this Smart City Challenge Phase 2 funding opportunity is limited to the following USDOT-selected Smart City Challenge Finalists only. Applications will not be accepted for consideration for organizations other than the following seven Smart City Challenge Finalists: The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is encouraging cities to put forward their best and most creative ideas for innovatively addressing the challenges they are facing. The vision of the Smart City Challenge is to demonstrate and evaluate a holistic, integrated approach to improving surface transportation performance within a city and integrating this approach with other smart city domains such as public safety, public services, and energy. The USDOT intends for this challenge to address how emerging transportation data, technologies, and applications can not only be integrated with existing systems in a city to address transportation challenges, but used to spur reinvestment in underserved communities. The USDOT seeks bold and innovative ideas for proposed demonstrations to effectively test, evaluate, and demonstrate the significant benefits of smart city concepts. The USDOT will make an award of up to $40 Million for one city that can demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies and applications can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, use energy more efficiently, respond to climate change, both connect and create opportunities for underserved communities, and support economic vitality. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sarah Tarpgaard
Contracting Officer Phone 202-366-5750 Email:sarah.tarpgaard@dot.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTFH6116RA00002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.200 — Highway Research and Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 04, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This funding opportunity is limited to State and local governments, tribal governments, transit agencies and authorities, public toll authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, other subdivisions of a State or local government, or a multijurisdictional group applying through a single lead Applicant. Multijurisdictional group means a combination of State or local governments, metropolitan planning agencies, transit agencies, or other subdivisions of a State or local government comprised of at least 2 members, each of whom is an eligible Applicant under the terms of this paragraph. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Description: | The USDOT is encouraging cities to put forward their best and most creative ideas for innovatively addressing the challenges they are facing. The vision of the Smart City Challenge is to demonstrate and evaluate a holistic, integrated approach to improving surface transportation performance within a city and integrating this approach with other smart city domains such as public safety, public services, and energy. The USDOT intends for this challenge to address how emerging transportation data, technologies, and applications can be integrated with existing systems in a city to address transportation challenges. The USDOT seeks bold and innovative ideas for proposed demonstrations to effectively test, evaluate, and demonstrate the significant benefits of smart city concepts. See complete Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) document for application instructions, NOFO located under the “Related Documents” tab at grants.gov, Funding Opportunity Number DTFH6116RA00002. For more information see www.transportation.gov/smartcity. The USDOT will make an award of up to $40 Million award for one mid-sized city that can demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies and applications can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, protect the environment, respond to climate change, connect underserved communities, and support economic vitality. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sarah Tarpgaard
Contracting Officer Phone 202-366-5750 Email:sarah.tarpgaard@dot.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTFH6116RA00002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.200 — Highway Research and Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 04, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | County governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This funding opportunity is limited to State and local governments, tribal governments, transit agencies and authorities, public toll authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, other subdivisions of a State or local government, or a multijurisdictional group applying through a single lead Applicant. Multijurisdictional group means a combination of State or local governments, metropolitan planning agencies, transit agencies, or other subdivisions of a State or local government comprised of at least 2 members, each of whom is an eligible Applicant under the terms of this paragraph. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Description: | The USDOT is encouraging cities to put forward their best and most creative ideas for innovatively addressing the challenges they are facing. The vision of the Smart City Challenge is to demonstrate and evaluate a holistic, integrated approach to improving surface transportation performance within a city and integrating this approach with other smart city domains such as public safety, public services, and energy. The USDOT intends for this challenge to address how emerging transportation data, technologies, and applications can be integrated with existing systems in a city to address transportation challenges. The USDOT seeks bold and innovative ideas for proposed demonstrations to effectively test, evaluate, and demonstrate the significant benefits of smart city concepts. See complete Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) document for application instructions, NOFO located under the “Related Documents” tab at grants.gov, Funding Opportunity Number DTFH6116RA00002. For more information see www.transportation.gov/smartcity. The USDOT will make an award of up to $40 Million award for one mid-sized city that can demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies and applications can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, protect the environment, respond to climate change, connect underserved communities, and support economic vitality. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sarah Tarpgaard
Contracting Officer Phone 202-366-5750 Email:sarah.tarpgaard@dot.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 280384 Full Announcement-1 -> NOFO Beyond Traffic FINAL DEC 7 2015.pdf
Folder 280384 Revised Full Announcement-Phase 2 NOFO -> NOFO Smart City Challenge Phase 2.pdf
Folder 280384 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment 1 to NOFO 1 -> Amdt 1 to Smart City Challenge NOFO V1.pdf
Folder 280384 Other Supporting Documents-Phase 2 NOFO Amendment 1 -> amdt 1 to smart city challenge nofo 2 final version.pdf
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