The Department of Transportation is offering the FY19 Wireless Digital Train Line (WiDTL) for Passenger Trains – Phase II grant to study a wireless digital trainline system for passenger and freight rail services. The grant aims to explore the feasibility of implementing a wireless interconnect approach for passenger trainline signaling and communication, focusing on robustness, manageability, and performance. The project involves identifying and assessing existing and emerging technologies suitable for wireless trainline operations through modeling and computer simulations. Closing date for applications is March 15, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 313484
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-19-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY19 Wireless Digital Train Line (WiDTL) for Passenger Trains – Phase II |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| 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: | Mar 05, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 05, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 15, 2019 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 15, 2019 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Apr 14, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only Board of Regents, University of Nebraska is eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | Study a Wireless Digital Trainline (WiDTL) system for passenger and freight rail services, to investigate the feasibility of providing a wireless interconnect approach for passenger trainline signaling and communication that meets and exceeds the railroad requirements regarding robustness, manageability, and performance provided by the current analog trainline system. This includes identifying and evaluating existing and upcoming technologies that are feasible for wireless trainline operation, utilizing comprehensive modeling and computer simulations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY19 Wireless Digital Train Line (WiDTL) for Passenger Trains – Phase II |
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