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693JJ324NF00008: Exploratory Advanced Research Program

Closed Closed June 5, 2024 Opportunity 693JJ324NF00008 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$250,000
• Award floor$250,000
• Total funding$2.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Highway Research and Development Program awards averaged $1.0 million; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (46% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The purpose of this NOFO is to solicit applications for the Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program to award cooperative agreements. The NOFO will result in the distribution of up to $2,000,000. The EAR program addresses the need for longer-term, higher risk breakthrough research with the potential for transformational improvements to plan, build, renew, and operate safe, congestion free, and environmentally sound transportation systems. The overall goal of this NOFO is to collect diverse pedestrian data, provide researchers access to this data, and encourage novel approaches for analysis of diverse data in support of increasing the safety and mobility of all people. The authority to enter into a cooperative agreement for this effort is found under 23 U.S.C. 502(b)(3)(C ). And funding for this effort is provided in in BIL (P. L. 117-58) Sec. 11101(c)(1)(A). NOFO Amendment 1 Summary (Posted 4/30/2024): The purpose of this amendment is to provide link for this NOFO' Informational Webinar. The webinar will be held on 05/08/2024 from 1:00PM - 1:45PM (Eastern), and can be accessed via the following link: NOFO Amendment 1 Summary (Posted 4/25/2024): The purpose of this amendment is to provide the link and updated date and time information for this NOFO's Informational Webinar. The webinar will be held on 5/2/2024 from 2:00PM - 3:00PM (Eastern), and can be accessed via the following link: NOFO Amendment 2 Webinar Q&A's Posted 5/20/2024: The purpose of this amendment is to provide Q&A's from the EARP webinar (5/8/2024). https://usdot.zoomgov.com/j/1612256897?pwd=bGZmMHJEU2dUTWFIeFkzTG5LQmRMdz09 [END OF AMENDMENT 1 SUMMARY]

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

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