Opportunity ID: 270674
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-15-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Rail Safety IDEA Co-operative Research Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| 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: | Dec 19, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 16, 2015 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 16, 2015 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Feb 15, 2015 |
| 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: | Only the National Academy of Sciences is eligible to apply for this grant. |
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 Safety IDEA program investigates innovative concepts and methods to improve safety and performance of railroads, intercity buses and trucks.
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 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. The 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: | FY15 Rail Safety IDEA Co-operative Research Program |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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