The Federal Railroad Administration is offering a grant to the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) to adapt their safety culture assessment process for Commuter Operations. The grant aims to determine the feasibility of applying SLSI’s established model, currently used in freight railroads, to the commuter segment. Deadline for applications is Sep 06, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 319770
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-19-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY19 Pilot Safety Culture Assessment on a Passenger Railroad |
| 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: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.313 — Railroad Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 06, 2019 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 06, 2019 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Oct 06, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $60,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $60,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the Short Line Safety Institute is eligible to apply for this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | This is a directed grant to the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) to investigate the extent to which SLSI’s safety culture assessment process can be adapted and applied to Commuter Operations. SLSI’s research-based, rigorous safety culture assessment model has been applied to Class II and Class III freight railroads. FRA seeks to determine whether the model is adaptable to other segments of the railroad industry, like Commuter Operations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY19 Pilot Safety Culture Assessment on a Passenger Railroad |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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