FY15 Rail Safety IDEA Co-operative Research Program

Post Date

December 19th 2014

Application Due Date

January 16th 2015

No Explanation

Funding Opportunity Number

FR-RRD-15-003

CFDA Number(s)

20.313

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Transportation

Eligibility Categories

Other

Only the National Academy of Sciences is eligible to apply for this grant.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $400000

Grant Description

Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs explore promising but unproven concepts with the potential to advance specific surface transportation systems. The Safety IDEA program investigates innovative concepts and methods to improve safety and performance of railroads, intercity buses and trucks. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) endeavors to provide funding for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to continue to carry out the Safety IDEA program. FRA funding for the Safety IDEA program has been provided since October 2002. FRA joined the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), as a joint sponsor of the Safety IDEA program. FMCSA has been funding the Safety IDEA program since the program started in October 2001. The IDEA programs explore innovative concepts that are initiated and proposed by researchers, inventors, universities, or companies, both within and outside the usual transportation research community.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

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  DOT/Federal Railroad Administration

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  FY15 Rail Safety IDEA Co-operative Research Program