EMI Project Overview Template.docx

This document is an overview template for a project submission in response to a federal grant opportunity from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The project overview outlines the key elements of the proposed innovation project, including the project title, lead applicant, the specific innovative premise and how it compares to the state of the art, the anticipated benefits, the project team and partners, and the major accomplishments and measures of success.

The related federal grant opportunity is the FY 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility Innovation from the FTA, which has a total funding of $1,936,000 available through cooperative agreement awards. The funding is divided between two focus areas: $968,000 for projects that advance emerging technologies, strategies, and innovations in traveler-centered mobility, and $968,000 for projects that develop software solutions for integrated demand-response public transportation service. Eligible applicant types include city/township governments, higher education institutions, tribal governments, for-profit organizations, small businesses, state/county governments, and nonprofit organizations.