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Extended closing date.
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Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FTA-2011-022-TRI
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 02, 2011
Creation Date:
Sep 27, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 30, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Oct 28, 2011
Archive Date:
Nov 27, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Transportation
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
1
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$500,000
Award Ceiling:
$500,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
20.514
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Public Transportation Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility:
State and local government agencies, public and private transit agencies, universities, non-profit organizations, consultants, legally constituted public agencies, operators of public transportation services, and private for-profit organizations
Agency Name
DOT/Federal Transit Administration
Description
FTA-2011-022-TRI is a demonstration project which has two main objectives: 1) to improve the safety of transit workers, specifically right-of-way safety for rail transit workers through demonstration of advanced track inspection techniques that limits the inspector�s exposure to rail right of way by visually inspecting the condition of the tracks from a safe location and; 2) enhances the quality of inspection by increasing the inspection frequency and reporting of defects.FTA seeks applications to demonstrate innovative technologies that support the achievement of these objectives.
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement
electronically, please contact:
Roy Chen; 202-366-0462
Program Manager
Federal Transit Administration
Office of Research
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
4th Floor - East Building - Rm E43-440
Washington, DC 20590
Royweishun Chen email
Synopsis Modification History
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