The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to competitively apply for $5,093,000 under 2022 and 2023 Public Transportation Innovation Program to serve as the Program Lead for the Accelerating Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems Program.
Donor Name: Federal Transit Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $5,093,000
Details:
FTA is soliciting proposals for a Program Lead to carry out demonstrations of ADCMS software on transit construction projects and report on the results and experiences, with the purpose of assisting other transit agencies considering adopting ADCMS on their construction projects. FTA expects this ADCMS demonstration program to consist of the following basic program elements, which are described in additional detail below:
- overall program management and coordination;
- demonstration of ADCMS on public transportation construction projects;
- an evaluation of the demonstration projects centered on the nine program goals and
- development of ‘‘lessons learned’’ documents of project findings and an implementation guide intended to assist public transportation agencies accelerate the deployment of ADCMS programs.
Eligibility Criteria
This Notice makes available $5,093,000 to award one competitively selected Program Lead. Funding is available under FTA’s Public Transportation Innovation Program. FTA may, at its discretion, provide additional funding for multiyear selections made under this Notice from FTA’s Public Transportation Innovation Program , subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants Eligible applicants for the Program Lead under this Notice include the following:
- Departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of local, state, and federal government, including Federal laboratories
- Institutions of higher education, including research universities, particularly those with Minority Serving Institution status
- Non-profit organizations
- For-profit organizations
- Technical and community colleges
Eligibility is limited to United States entities. Applicants must demonstrate experience conducting comprehensive research demonstrations, including those focused on data- and technology oriented research and application in the infrastructure construction industry, and related areas.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
