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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.

Eight blue and green technology icons illustrating the SMART technology areas: connected vehicles, delivery/logistics, sensors, systems integration, coordination automation, innovative aviation, smart grid, traffic signals

 

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: 

Table listing the nine SMART project types, the number of projects in each, and the technology areas they contain. Smart traffic signals (10), connected vehicles (7), curb management (9), uncrewed aircraft systems (7), sensors (10), smart grid (4), transit innovation (7), work zone safety (3), international commerce (2)

 

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

City of Greeley

Connected Greeley--Emergency Vehicle Preemption (CG-EVP) Pilot

Bannock Transportation Planning Organization

Innovative Transportation Solutions Project

Colorado Department of Transportation 

ATMA for Work Zone Safety

Ohio Department of Transportation

CV Safety Alert & Predictive Crash Location Integration

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Transit Reliability Improvement and Performance System (TRIPS)