Project Grant DESC0025169

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Project Grant award of $150,000, granted on May 1, 2025, will fund research at the University of California, Berkeley to develop novel system designs, models, and algorithms for state-aware demand control to enhance shared use of emerging autonomous mobility systems. The research project aims to leverage the real-time state of transportation networks to dynamically shape demand, incorporating evolving...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program provides $5,650,000 to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) to advance planning, environmental review, permitting, and preliminary project development activities for four urban circulator route extensions in the Jacksonville, Florida urbanized area. The activities include planning, environmental analysis, and initial project development to...

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $1,982,235.00 Project Grant to the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (WeGo Public Transit) under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941). The grant will fund the development and implementation of advanced smart city transportation technologies and systems to improve mobility, efficiency, and safety within the Nashville metropolitan area. Specific project activities may include...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research (CFDA 20.505) program to the Suburban Mobility Authority For Regional Transportation (Smart), a regional public transportation provider serving Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties in Michigan. The grant funding will support the design and engineering of a mobility hub project in downtown...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Public Transportation Innovation program (CFDA 20.530) supports the Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC), a non-profit organization, in conducting a comprehensive empirical study on the safety and equity outcomes of shared mobility services. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: a literature review on shared mobility and...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary awarded a $1,492,204 Project Grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) to the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham. The purpose of this 18-month award is to build a community and data-driven platform to revitalize regional public transportation services. Key activities include community engagement, hardware preparation, cyberinfrastructure...

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $995,400 Project Grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) to Shreveport Transit Management Inc., doing business as Sportran, to conduct a demonstration project focused on advanced smart city and community transportation technologies. The purpose of the SMART Grants Program is to fund projects that use technology interventions to improve transportation efficiency and safety and...

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) will support the Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee in designing and implementing a smart grid system to power a more sustainable public transit network in the greater Portland, Maine metropolitan area. The project aims to enable the transit agency,...

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) in St. Petersburg, FL. The funding will support PSTA's development and implementation of advanced smart city and community transportation technologies to improve efficiency and safety within the local transportation network. Key focus areas include coordinated...

This Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 20.513) provides $2,280,800 to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to design and implement an integrated technology pilot system for trip scheduling and fare collection across 18 counties in southern Illinois. The key activities funded include: hiring a consultant to complete system network design, equipment analysis, system...