This Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Technical Assistance and Workforce Development program (CFDA 20.531) supports Operation Lifesaver, Inc., a nonprofit organization, in delivering transit safety education and outreach. The key activities included under this award are:
- Providing transit safety education grants and project support to 10 competitively selected transit agencies or governmental entities, awarding up to $20,000 each, for transit safety best practice projects.
- Offering one $10,000 competitive subaward to a transit agency or governmental entity for a creative or unique project to generate interest and encourage users to take and sign an online transit safety pledge.
- Conducting communications and public outreach efforts to prevent injuries and fatalities at grade crossings and along rail rights-of-way, targeting state Operation Lifesaver programs, transit agencies, and the general public.
This cooperative agreement supports Operation Lifesaver's mission to reduce collisions, fatalities, and injuries at highway-rail crossings and prevent trespassing on or near railroad tracks through safety education and awareness initiatives across the transit community.
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