This action approves an award in the amount of $2,000,000 to support road commission for oakland county (RCOC) smart grant program

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941). The purpose of this grant is to lead the deployment of Cellular-Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) connected vehicle technology in Oakland County, Michigan. The project aims to create an economically sustainable model for C-V2X infrastructure that can be scaled and expanded beyond the initial geographic area. The expected outcome is that RCOC will establish a C-V2X ecosystem that is extensible and can support additional use cases in a future Stage 2 implementation. There are no subaward activities under this $2 million federal grant, which has an award date of August 15, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of February 15, 2025.

The purpose of this award is to lead the nation in building an economically sustainable model and deployment of cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology, which is a form of connected vehicle technology. The activities to be performed include creating a long-term vision for RCOC?S C-V2X ecosystem is to create an economically sustainable system rather than one that relies on future taxpayer funding. The expected outcome is that this project will provide RCOC with a C-V2X ecosystem that is both extensible and scalable that paves the way for a successful deployment during a stage 2 implementation that encompasses additional use cases and an expanded geographic area. The intended beneficiaries will be the citizens in oakland county there are no subaward activities in this project.