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FY24 SMART Grants Stage 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity

ID: DOT-SMART-FY24-02 • Type: Posted
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Description

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT or the Department)

ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Assistance Listing (CFDA) #20.941

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Stage Two Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 SMART Grants Program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to prior 2022 Stage One recipients in order to implement the plans and prototypes previously developed in Stage One that will advance smart city or community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety.

Only recipients of SMART Stage One Planning and Prototyping Grants, or eligible entities designated by Stage One SMART recipients, awarded under the FY22 SMART Stage One NOFO, may apply for this Stage Two Implementation Grants.

For this Notice of Funding Opportunity, the Draft Implementation Report completed by each Stage One Recipient will be assessed. Any applicant that is not required to submit a Draft Implementation Report between July-September 2024, as their period of performance began after October 1, 2023, will not be eligible to respond to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. US DOT anticipates multiple additional Stage Two NOFOs will be released in 2025 and 2026 which other SMART Stage One recipient will be eligible to apply for.

Background
The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Stage Two Implementation Grant Opportunity is a competitive grant opportunity issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The purpose of this grant is to solicit applications for Stage Two SMART grants, which aim to implement plans and prototypes developed in Stage One to advance smart city or community technologies and systems to improve transportation efficiency and safety.

Grant Details
The SMART Grants Program includes two stages: Stage One Planning and Prototyping Grants (Stage One grants) and Stage Two Implementation Grants (Stage Two grants). Only recipients of SMART Stage One Planning and Prototyping Grants, or their designee, are eligible for Stage Two Implementation Grants. The program focuses on using technology interventions to solve real-world challenges facing communities. The program funds projects that are focused on using technology interventions to solve real-world challenges and build data and technology capacity and expertise in the public sector.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants for the SMART Grants Program include a State; a political subdivision of a State; a federally recognized Tribal government; a public transit agency or authority; a public toll authority; a metropolitan planning organization; or a group of two or more eligible entities applying through a single lead applicant (Group Application). Only recipients of SMART Stage One Planning and Prototyping Grants, or eligible entities designated by Stage One SMART recipients, are eligible for Stage Two Implementation Grants. Additionally, projects must demonstrate at least one technology area listed in the program.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the project is 36 months. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM ET during the submission window dates between July 15, 2024 – August 14, 2024.
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Overview

Agency
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Category of Funding
Transportation
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
20.941 - Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 7/15/24 the Department of Transportation posted grant opportunity DOT-SMART-FY24-02 for FY24 SMART Grants Stage 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity with funding of $50.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 20.941 Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. It is expected that 5 total grants will be made worth between $2.0 million and $15.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
July 15, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Aug. 14, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications must be submitted no later than Wednesday August 14, 2024, at 5:00 PM ET. Late applications will not be accepted.
Last Updated
July 15, 2024, 11:44 a.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Sept. 13, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Eligible applicants for the SMART Grants Program include:A. a State;B. a political subdivision of a State;C. a federally recognized Tribal government;D. a public transit agency or authority;E. a public toll authority;F. a metropolitan planning organization; orG. a group of two or more eligible entities listed above in Section C.1 applying through a single lead applicant (Group Application).

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$15,000,000
Floor
$2,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$50,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
5

Contacts

Contact
Thy H Nguyen Grantor
Contact Email
thy.nguyen@dot.gov   Profile
Email Description
USDOT, OST-R SMART Program Grants Management Specialist
Contact Phone
(202) 875-0520
Additional Information
US Department of Transportation, OST-R SMART Program
Additional Information Site
https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SMART

Documents

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