Rail Defect Detection System Prototype

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	Federal Grant Title:	Rail Defect Detection System Prototype
	CFDA Number:	20.313
	CFDA Description:	Railroad Research and Development
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Railroad Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-RRD-09-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 13, 2009
	Creation Date:	Nov 13, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 30, 2009 No Explanation
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 30, 2009 No Explanation
	Archive Date:	Dec 30, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$407,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$407,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Only the Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego may apply for this program.
Grant Description: The purpose of this grant is the improvement and the refinement of the rail defect detection prototype developed by the University of California at San Diego under previous FRA R&D grant. Specifically, all the performance issues identified during the prototypes field testing at the Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, CO in July 2009 will be addressed and satisfactorily resolved. In addition, it provides for the testing and the demonstration of this new technology.
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