TDADS Questions Summary.pdf

Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity BTS-2017-01 Questions Summary

Summary of Questions for

BTS-2017-01

Q1. Can these funds be used by an individual to start a trucking company/commercial motor carrier?

A1. No. Only public and nonprofit private entities are eligible for this funding and the funding must be used for development of a Transportation Disruption and Disaster

Statistics Program. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or Small

Business Administration may be able to direct individuals to resources related to starting a trucking company/commercial motor carrier.

Q2. Will the recipients of a Cooperative Agreement be required to share raw data with the public?

A2. No. The recipients of a Cooperative Agreement under this NOFO will not be required to share raw data with the public. Only public use of multimodal statistics, data dashboards, interactive maps and visualizations of transportation system disruptions is required.

Q3. Can recipients of a Cooperative Agreement phase in different modes of transportation as they are developed?

A3. Yes. Collecting, compiling, and interpreting multimodal (air, rail, highway) interstate or inter-regional transportation system disruptions and disaster incidents data into a composite multimodal TDADS can be done in a phased approach.

Recipients of a Cooperative Agreement under this NOFO will be required to work toward identifying all interstate or inter-regional transportation system disruptions and disaster incidents.