Project Grant DTFR5301G00015

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Railroad Research and Development program (CFDA 20.313) provides $2,500,000 to the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) to support its mission, vision, and strategic goals in improving safety and safety culture within the short line and regional railroad industry. The funding will enable SLSI to implement its four-pillar approach, which includes safety culture assessments,...

This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.301 - Railroad Safety) funds training programs and initiatives to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities for railroad-related incidents. The primary activities supported by this grant include training sessions, exercises and drills, and the production of training videos for emergency responders, emergency medical technicians, police, and fire personnel. The...

This federal Project Grant award for $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.313 Railroad Research and Development) is intended to support research proposals that improve safety and performance in railroad systems. The objective of this program is to fund projects across various areas, including safety, environmental impact, human factors, rolling stock, track and structures, grade crossings, hazardous materials transportation, and...

This $2,282,500 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.325 - Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) will fund AMTRAK's systems planning activities for a corridor study along the 395 Highway-Rail Grade Crossings on the City of New Orleans route through Mississippi and Louisiana. The study will evaluate the safety, roadway connectivity, reliability, and potential improvements, including trespassing...

The New York State Department of Transportation was awarded a $6.4 million project grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program to continue safety oversight activities through September 2031. Funds will be used to provide personnel and contractors to conduct safety oversight of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit subway system and Niagara Frontier Transportation...

The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration has awarded the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) a $8,325,640.00 Project Grant under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528). The purpose of the grant is to reimburse up to 80% of CPUC's State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program activities overseeing FTA-funded rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in California. Key activities to be...

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) was awarded a $2,630,601 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Rail Fixed Guideway Public Transportation System State Safety Oversight Formula Grant Program (CFDA 20.528). The grant will provide 5 years of operating assistance to the WMSC from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. Funds will support all eligible operating expenses to allow the WMSC to execute effective state...

This $269,642 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award to Bass Agritech, Inc. in Rogersville, Missouri aims to improve the efficiency and safety of railroads by developing and testing long-term railcar-mounted wheel bearing monitors. The project will design a monitoring device capable of withstanding harsh railroad environments, transmitting temperature data via cellular connection, and generating power from the rotation of...

This $279,674 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will fund the development of MELIOREM, an automated tool designed to enhance the safety of autonomous vehicles (AVs). The project aims to leverage high-performance computing infrastructure to conduct rigorous testing of AVs in simulated driving scenarios, identifying and addressing potential safety issues before they impact public...

This $270,913 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, supports research to develop qualitative and quantitative methodologies for assessing the safety of learning-enabled autonomous systems. The project, led by the Augusta University Research Institute, Inc. (AURI), will target foundational challenges in capturing uncertainties from environments and providing timely, comprehensive, and...