SMART 2022
FY22 SMART Stage 1 Awards
USDOT received a total of 392 application submissions to the FY22 SMART Grants Program. The average amount of funding requested was $1,541,154. On March 21, 2023, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $94 million in grant awards for 59 projects across 33 states through the first round of funding for the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. For more details on the 59 projects, see below and the FY22 SMART Project List.
FY22 Projects in the News
For a complete list of news, check out the SMART News Page
Open Mobility Foundation: Mid Grant Summary Report (multiple FY22 projects)
Minot Daily News: MHA Nation’s drone project takes to skies
Government Technology: Digital Curb Data Deepens Understanding of Urban Activity
Technology Area Overview
The eight technology domains below were identified in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). All SMART projects leverage one or more of these technologies. For a detailed definition of each technology area from BIL, please refer to the SMART Fact Sheet.
Nine themes, or project types, emerged among the pool of 59 projects selected for FY22 Stage 1 SMART grants. Each project type leverages multiple technologies defined in BIL, as illustrated with the icons below:
FY22 SMART Projects: Profiles and Results
With the recipient, SMART developed a 1-page profile of each Stage 1 project, which can be accessed below. Each project will also produce a final Implementation Report upon completion of their Stage 1 grant, which will be shared here when ready.
City of Phoenix, Street Transportation
City of Phoenix Passive Detection Technology for Bikes, Pedestrians and Motorists
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
Ranier Valley Safe: Technology Investments to Improve Community Safety
Bannock Transportation Planning Organization
Innovative Transportation Solutions Project
Ohio Department of Transportation
CV Safety Alert & Predictive Crash Location Integration
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Transit Reliability Improvement and Performance System (TRIPS)