THE PURPOSE OF THE SMART GRANTS PROGRAM IS TO CONDUCT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOCUSED ON ADVANCED SMART CITY OR COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY. THE PROGRAM FUNDS PROJECTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON USING TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES AND BUILD DATA AND TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.