FY16 Rail Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Co-operative Research Program

Funding Opportunity Number: FR-RRD-16-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 20.313Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOT-FRAClosing Date: Dec 21, 2015Award Ceiling: $400,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Dec 01, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) programs explore promising but unproven concepts with the potential to advance specific surface transportation systems. The Rail Safety IDEA program investigates innovative concepts and methods to improve safety and performance of railroads. 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 Rail 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. In 2013, the Rail Safety IDEA program has become completely independent and separate from the FMCSA; therefore, all projects funded by this Grant must be railroad related ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding