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SMART Grants Program

Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) 

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) established the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) discretionary grant program with $100 million appropriated annually for fiscal years (FY) 2022-2026.

The SMART program was established to provide grants to eligible public sector agencies to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems in order to improve transportation efficiency and safety.

SMART is a two-stage program. Stage 1(up to $2,000,000 dollars and 18 months) grants are open for any eligible entity to apply. Recipients of Stage 1 grants will be eligible to expand their projects through Stage 2 grants (up to $15,000,000 and 36 months). Applicants must have received a Stage 1 grant to apply to Stage 2.

FY24 Awards Announced!

On December 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $54 million in grant awards for the 34 projects across 21 states in the third and final round of the SMART Stage 1 Grants. On May 6, 2025, Secretary Duffy announced the final approval of 21 Stage 1 grants and 13 projects still under Departmental review.

The Department also announced $85 million across eight Stage 2 awards, the first round of SMART Stage 2 Implementation Grants. Visit the FY24 grant pages to learn more, or click on projects on the interactive map of all SMART projects awarded to date. On May 6, 2025, Secretary Duffy announced the final approval of 6 Stage 2 grants and 2 projects still under Departmental review.

 

SMART Projects to Date: 127 Stage 1 Projects, 8 Stage 2 Projects

 

USDOT Holds Second SMART Grantee Summit 

On July 10th and 11th, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) held its second SMART Grantee Summit for the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants program. The Summit was held at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA with over 220 participants in attendance, including USDOT leadership and 83 SMART grant recipients from 39 states.

All grant recipients selected from the Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023 Stage 1 Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) were invited to participate in the 2-day event. Awardees from over 83 project teams attended, representing most of the $148 million in grant awards. Project teams included representatives from the lead applicants as well as their project partners.  

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View the Awarded Projects and individual fiscal year pages to learn more. 

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Last updated: Friday, May 9, 2025