The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is offering the National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) grant. This program, authorized by PRIIA Section 306, aims to fund specific rail research projects. Research topics will be selected by the NCRRP Oversight Committee (ROC), an advisory board comprising diverse stakeholders including representatives from state transportation agencies, economists, scientists, engineers, Amtrak, freight and transit railroads, railway labor, and environmental organizations. This grant is for conducting objective and productive rail research studies, which will be managed by TRB and carried out by NAS sub-grantees, ensuring robust and relevant contributions to the national rail sector.
Opportunity ID: 56156
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-09-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.313 — Railroad Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2010 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2010 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Aug 29, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the National Academy of Sciences may apply to this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | PRIIA authorized, in Section 306, establishment of a National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP), which will be administered by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement (previously discussed with NAS). Specific research projects will be selected by an advisory board (the NCRRP Oversight Committee (ROC), composed of representatives of State transportation agencies; transportation and environmental economists, scientist, and engineers; and Amtrak, the Alaska Railroad, freight railroads, transit operating agencies, railway labor organizations, and environmental organizations.
NCRRP studies will be managed by TRB, an operating division of NAS, using procedures designed to ensure that the research is objective and productive. The studies will be conducted by NAS sub-grantees. |
| Link to Additional Information: | National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) |
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