Transit Safety Research Roadmap Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	Transit Safety Research Roadmap 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-2011-011-TRI
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Feb 18, 2011
	Creation Date:	Feb 18, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 11, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 11, 2011
	Archive Date:	Apr 10, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	100,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The scope of this effort is to provide a safety research roadmap to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation (TRI). The roadmap shall include the following tasks: 1) conducting an assessment of existing safety research models that could be applicable to FTA; 2) background review of transit safety data to identify areas where FTA should prioritize research efforts and; 3) how safety research should support the new FTA-sponsored rail transit safety legislation (if passed) and transit in general.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.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

Roy Chen [Royweishun.chen@dot.gov]
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