FY20 Wireless Digital Train Line (WiDTL) for Passenger Trains - Phase III
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FY20 Wireless Digital Train Line (WiDTL) for Passenger Trains - Phase III: Study a Wireless Digital Trainline (WiDTL) system for passenger and freight rail services, to investigate the feasibility of providing a wireless interconnect approach for passenger trainline signaling and communication that meets and exceeds the railroad requirements regarding robustness, manageability, and performance provided by the current analog trainline system. This includes identifying and evaluating existing and upcoming technologies that are feasible for wireless trainline operation, utilizing comprehensive modeling and computer simulations.
| Federal Grant Title: | FY20 Wireless Digital Train Line (WiDTL) for Passenger Trains - Phase III |
| Federal Agency Name: | DOT Federal Railroad Administration (DOT-FRA) |
| Grant Categories: | Science and Technology |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-20-003 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 20.313 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | July 21st, 2020 |
| Original Application Deadline: | July 21st, 2020 |
| Posted Date: | July 14th, 2020 |
| Creation Date: | July 14th, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | August 20th, 2020 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $173,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | July 14th, 2020 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Only Board of Regents, Univ of Nebraska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln is eligible to apply.
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- FY20 Wireless Digital Train Line (WiDTL) for Passenger Trains - Phase III
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