Transit Track Worker Safety Protection Demonstration Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	Transit Track Worker Safety Protection Demonstration 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-2011-010-TRI
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Feb 06, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 08, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 30, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 30, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jun 29, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	250,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	250,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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: The scope of this effort is to improve the safety of transit workers, specifically right-of-way safety for rail transit workers through innovative use of new/advanced technologies to reduce the hazards associated with working on or around the right-of-way.FTA seeks applications to demonstrate innovative technologies that support the achievement of this goal and its associated objectives.
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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