# FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility Innovation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fta-2024-010-tri-emi-fy-2024-competitive-funding-opportunity-enhancing-mobility/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355222

> DOT - Federal Transit Administration offered grants of up to $968,000 (at least $400,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $1.9 million in total. Applications closed on August 30, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FTA-2024-010-TRI-EMI |
| Agency | DOT - Federal Transit Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 30, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $968,000 |
| Award floor | $400,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $1.9 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 20.530 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

## What the grant funds

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for a total of $1,936,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Public Transportation Innovation funds in competitive cooperative agreement awards for projects that enhance mobility innovations for transit. Funds will be awarded for projects that advance emerging technologies, strategies, and innovations in traveler-centered mobility in two distinct areas. Of the total available funds, $968,000 is available for projects to accelerate innovations that improve mobility and enhance the rider experience with a focus on innovative service delivery models, creative financing, novel partnerships, and integrated payment solutions. Another $968,000 is available for projects to develop software solutions that facilitate the provision of integrated demand-response public transportation service that dispatches public transportation fleet vehicles through riders’ mobile devices or other means.

## Questions people ask

### Is FTA-2024-010-TRI-EMI still open?

No. It closed on August 30, 2024.

### Who can apply for FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility Innovation?

DOT - Federal Transit Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

### What is the deadline for FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility Innovation?

Closed August 30, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $968,000 each. About $1.9 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Public Transportation Innovation grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Academy of Sciences, Auburn University, The Ohio State University. The program made 112 awards worth $140 million in that time.