Thermal Imaging Inspection System Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	Thermal Imaging Inspection System Project
	CFDA Number:	20.236
	CFDA Description:	THERMAL IMAGING INSPECTION SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
	Federal Agency Name:	DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	TIIS-06-01
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 26, 2006
	Creation Date:	Aug 15, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 25, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Sep 24, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,412,044
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,412,044
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,412,044
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: For profit organizations other than small businesses Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a demonstration project that uses a thermal imaging inspection system (TIIS) that leverages state-of-the-art thermal imagery technology, integrated with signature recognition software, providing the capability to identify, in real time, faults and failures in tires, brakes and bearings mounted on commercial motor vehicles. Funds under this project shall be used to employ a TIIS in a field environment, along the Interstate, to further assess the system's ability to identify faults in tires, brakes, and bearings mounted on commercial motor vehicles; to establish, through statistical analysis, the probability of failure for each component; and to develop and integrate a predictive tool into the TIIS, which identifies an impending tire, brake, or bearing failure and provides the user a time frame in which this failure may occur. This project shall be conducted at multiple sites including the FMCSA's Roadside Test Lab (RTL) located at an operational weigh station on Interstate 81 in Eastern Tennessee. This project is one of several FMCSA-sponsored projects planned for the RTL. The project will involve the participation of the Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS), but grant applicants do not need to establish contact with or formal agreements with TDOS in developing their grant applications. Affliation with or connection to TDOS is not a factor in the grant evaluation criteria. Background information, related FMCSA research, and answers to questions from potential applicants have been posted to the full annoucement page for this opportunity.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Federal Register Notice issued on 07/26/2006
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-11875.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Jeff Loftus
Transportation Specialist
Phone 202-385-2363 jeff.loftus@dot.gov Point of contact e-mail address