Rail Transit Track Inspection Pilot Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	Rail Transit Track Inspection Pilot Project
	CFDA Number:	20.514
	CFDA Description:	Public Transportation Research
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Transit Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FTA-2011-022-TRI
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 02, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 02, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2011
	Archive Date:	Oct 30, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: 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
Grant 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 inspectors 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financing_7829.html
Grant Announcement 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 [Royweishun.chen@dot.gov]
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