Project Grant 19064814223

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.531 - Technical Assistance and Workforce Development) will fund the Introducing Youth to American Infrastructure, Inc. (IYAI) Sustainable Mobility Career Awareness and Innovation Challenge Program. The key deliverable is a virtual innovation challenge planning guide and toolkit that will be developed in 2025 based on an assessment of IYAI's 2023-2024 pilot virtual...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $625,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Public Transportation Innovation (CFDA 20.530) program to the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America). The 26-month project aims to promote knowledge sharing and best practices in transit data interoperability. Key activities include: Conducting quarterly peer exchanges on topics such as multimodal mobility, zero-emission transit, and vehicle/operator safety to facilitate discussion...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) provides $19,965,495 to the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency (TIMMA) to implement the TI Connects project. The project comprises six complementary initiatives to expand clean public transportation options and improve access to resources for disadvantaged communities living on Treasure Island, San Francisco. Key activities...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary is funded under the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945). The objective is to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector could assume a greater role in transportation project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation. The award recipient, the Regional Transportation...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Carnegie Mellon University to conduct research on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) practices across the transportation sector. The two-year grant, starting October 1, 2024, will fund a multi-disciplinary research team to: Perform a comparative analysis of how AI is used and regulated across different transportation modes (taxi, transit, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $630,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary under the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945) aims to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector could assume a greater role in transportation project planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation. The award will support Chicago State University in conducting...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530), supports the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) conducted by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The TCRP aims to identify transit research needs, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and disseminate findings to improve public transportation practices and performance. The $6,891,389 award, spanning August 2024 to July 2029,...

This $6,716,026 Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530) supports the activities of the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) conducted by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The objective of the TCRP is to identify and prioritize transit research and development needs, facilitate collaboration among various transit stakeholders, and disseminate research findings to improve public...

The Center for Transportation and the Environment, Inc. (CTE) was awarded a $17,284,165 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530). The purpose of this award is to operate and maintain a program to conduct research related to zero-emission transit bus development and commercialization, in order to advance the zero-emission bus industry. Key activities include facilitating...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) provides $1,025,000.00 to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, operating as Caltrain, to develop the San Francisco Railyards Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Implementation Strategy. The funding will support the following key activities: 1) Develop a cohesive neighborhood planning and public realm improvement strategy for the San Francisco Railyards...