Transit Safety Research Roadmap Project

Post Date

February 18th 2011

Application Due Date

March 11th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

FTA-2011-011-TRI

CFDA Number(s)

20.514

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Transportation

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $100000

Grant Description

The scope of this effort is to provide a safety research roadmap to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation (TRI). The roadmap shall include the following tasks: 1) conducting an assessment of existing safety research models that could be applicable to FTA; 2) background review of transit safety data to identify areas where FTA should prioritize research efforts and; 3) how safety research should support the new FTA-sponsored rail transit safety legislation (if passed) and transit in general.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

• Office:

  DOT/Federal Transit Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Roy Chen; 202-366-0462
  Program Manager
  Federal Transit Administration
  Office of Research
  1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
  4th Floor - East Building - Rm E43-440
  Washington, DC 20590

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Roy Chen

• Agency Email Address:

  Royweishun.chen@dot.gov

• More Information:

  FTA Notices of Funding Availability