Opportunity ID: 348979

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-RRD-23-003
Funding Opportunity Title: FY23 Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (Rail Safety IDEA)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 20.313 — Railroad Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 28, 2023
Last Updated Date: Jun 28, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jul 14, 2023 No Explanation
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 14, 2023 No Explanation
Archive Date: Aug 13, 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The National Academy of Sciences is the only entity eligible to apply.

Additional Information

Agency Name: DOT – Federal Railroad Administration
Description: Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs explore promising but unproven concepts with the potential to advance specific surface transportation systems. The Rail Safety IDEA program investigates innovative concepts and methods to improve safety and performance of railroads.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) endeavors to provide funding for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to continue to carry out the Rail Safety IDEA program. FRA funding for the Safety IDEA program has been provided since October 2002. FRA joined the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), as a joint sponsor of the Safety IDEA program. FMCSA has been funding the Safety IDEA program since the program started in October 2001. In 2013, the Rail Safety IDEA program has become completely independent and separate from the FMCSA; therefore, all projects funded by this Grant must be railroad related projects.

The Rail Safety IDEA programs explore innovative concepts that are initiated and proposed by researchers, inventors, universities, or companies, both within and outside the usual transportation research community.

Link to Additional Information: FY23 Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (Rail Safety IDEA)
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